Replacement ZS Bonnet hood liner clips.

[DBedford]

Hi all,
I’m looking to remove the liner from the bonnet of our ZS so I can attempt to push out a small dent.

Before I do so I want to be sure I have clips to replace those I snap in removal.

Can anyone please point me in the right direction to a UK supplier.

Thank you in advance.

 

[fred12345]

Hi all,
I’m looking to remove the liner from the bonnet of our ZS so I can attempt to push out a small dent.

Before I do so I want to be sure I have clips to replace those I snap in removal.

are they by any chance the same as the ones for rear window/boot shelf strings?

 

[DBedford]

Sorry no , they look like this, 12 in total.

 

[Lovemyev]

Dave - I have just removed one of the clips from my car successfully ?.
If you use a strong wide plastic trim tool like this one, then you stand a good chance of getting them removed with out causing damage to the original clips.
I started with a much thinner trim tool, but I found the stronger angled one to work much better.
Come at the clip from one side first and easy back on the trim tool, then slowly rotate the tool in stages and apply pressure.
Don’t try applying pressure in a single area of the clip, work around it bit by bit.
Once it starts to release, it will come come out nicely.
Oh ……. Top tip !.
Throw a sheet over the engine bay when you start to remove the clips, otherwise you are likely to lose the clip under the plastic under tray of the car !.
Ask me how I know ?.

 

[Alb]

If you use a proper removal tool it's much less likely you'll break any in the first place

 

[Slipstream]

 

[Slipstream]

Ebay

 

[Lovemyev]

Can you supply a link to the clips on EBay please @Slipstream ?? ?.

 

[DBedford]

Dave - I have just removed one of the clips from my car successfully ?.
If you use a strong wide plastic trim tool like this one, then you stand a good chance of getting them removed with out causing damage to the original clips.
I started with a much thinner trim tool, but I found the stronger angled one to work much better.
Come at the clip from one side first and easy back on the trim tool, then slowly rotate the tool in stages and apply pressure.
Don’t try applying pressure in a single area of the clip, work around it bit by bit.
Once it starts to release, it will come come out nicely.
Oh ……. Top tip !.
Throw a sheet over the engine bay when you start to remove the clips, otherwise you are likely to lose the clip under the plastic under tray of the car !.
Ask me how I know ?.

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Thank you so much Lovemyev, going too have a go..

 

[DBedford]

Popped the clips out, but sorry to say the dent was under a re-enforcing strut .

 

[Lovemyev]

A good PDR man maybe be still able to remove the dent Dave.
Removing it by a glue pulling method from the top, or via an access point in the strut ?.