Mk 1 front mud flap clips

stevenkeyte · 24th July 2007, 12:53

I dislodged one of the plastic / metal 'U' clips that help secure the front mud flaps, by clipping an island in a petrol station, I have the old clip, which appears to be a two piece affair with some sort of ratchet mechanism holding the two halves together, my question is, are these clips a 'one use' item or can they be dismantled and then re-assembled on the car - I can't see an obvious way of releasing the ratchet and splitting the 'U' clip into two so it can be re-fitted to the vehicle?

Steve

Moonstone · 24th July 2007, 19:19

Yes, I've removed them to do a respray. They'll come out with a bit of wiggling from side to side. With the clip still on the car, I was able to exert plenty of leverage using a screwdriver. Maybe that would be difficult in your case.

I did try undoing the clip before fitting, though didn't push it all the way in. I think I was able to squeeze the inner jaws or prise the outer - don't recall which.

stevenkeyte · 24th July 2007, 20:11

Thanks for the info. I cleaned the clip and managed to clear all the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- out of the internal parts of the clip, once cleaned, I was able to put a pair of thin nosed pliers between the inner surfaces of the clip, by forcing the pliers open, this in turn forced the clip open, in effect, it overpowered the interlocking pawls on the two parts of the clip, a quick clean up and the clip was re-fitted to the car with no problems,

Steve

Cuda-uk · 24th July 2007, 21:01

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Originally Posted by stevenkeyte

Thanks for the info. I cleaned the clip and managed to clear all the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- out of the internal parts of the clip, once cleaned, I was able to put a pair of thin nosed pliers between the inner surfaces of the clip, by forcing the pliers open, this in turn forced the clip open, in effect, it overpowered the interlocking pawls on the two parts of the clip, a quick clean up and the clip was re-fitted to the car with no problems,

Steve

Thats how I got mine apart after experimenting how they went together before I fitted them

Tim_Burgess · 26th July 2007, 13:31

Does anyone know if these are available separate from the mudflap? I've lost on & I don't want to go to the expense of buying a complete mudflap kit for the sake of one clip.

24th July 2007, 12:53	#1
stevenkeyte Loves to post Rover 75 2.5 auto saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ramsbottom Posts: 439 Thanks: 111 Thanked 105 Times in 79 Posts	Mk 1 front mud flap clips I dislodged one of the plastic / metal 'U' clips that help secure the front mud flaps, by clipping an island in a petrol station, I have the old clip, which appears to be a two piece affair with some sort of ratchet mechanism holding the two halves together, my question is, are these clips a 'one use' item or can they be dismantled and then re-assembled on the car - I can't see an obvious way of releasing the ratchet and splitting the 'U' clip into two so it can be re-fitted to the vehicle? Steve

26th July 2007, 13:31	#5
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24th July 2007, 19:19	#2
Moonstone Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 412 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yes, I've removed them to do a respray. They'll come out with a bit of wiggling from side to side. With the clip still on the car, I was able to exert plenty of leverage using a screwdriver. Maybe that would be difficult in your case. I did try undoing the clip before fitting, though didn't push it all the way in. I think I was able to squeeze the inner jaws or prise the outer - don't recall which.

24th July 2007, 20:11	#3
stevenkeyte Loves to post Rover 75 2.5 auto saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ramsbottom Posts: 439 Thanks: 111 Thanked 105 Times in 79 Posts	Thanks for the info. I cleaned the clip and managed to clear all the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- out of the internal parts of the clip, once cleaned, I was able to put a pair of thin nosed pliers between the inner surfaces of the clip, by forcing the pliers open, this in turn forced the clip open, in effect, it overpowered the interlocking pawls on the two parts of the clip, a quick clean up and the clip was re-fitted to the car with no problems, Steve