Speed nuts?

[thecantaloupeman]

Alright. I am trying to redo my interior a bit. I am covering my absolutely demolished dash with a black vinyl and contact cement. In order to get off the trim pieces and vent housings there are those stupid little plastic screws attached to the housing, and then metal speed nuts attached to the back. It seems like every one I remove gets broken off when the nut comes off. I was just using a socket wrench gently and also tried a regular ratcheting box wrench, but to no avail. How do people manage to get these stupid things off? And if they don't how can I fix the ones that break off? I had the same issue with my door panels a while ago and wanted to know how people deal with them. I think it was a really dumb idea to use plastic screws and metal nuts on the back because when you spin the nut it just slices through the plastic screw. They are course, rough, irritating, and they are everywhere!

 

[Paladin]

Hmmm....... thought this was going to be a thread of a sexual nature! LOL Yes, my mind resides in the gutter.

 

[82sbshortbed]

I thought it was a thread about people who love to go fast. Lol

 

[eskimomann209]

That’s weird. Whenever I take em off I hit them with the compact 1/4 little dewalt impact drill and a socket attachment. Spins right off. Never broke one.

 

[Craig 85]

Most of mine broke due to being brittle. The best thing to do is buy a new trim piece for the dash and don't over tighten the nuts or the new ones will break off.

 

[MrMarty51]

Get some J-B Weld called Plastic Bondo or some such, that`ll hold them nubs back on there.

 

[Maxgforce]

https://www.americanclassic.com/mob...ing-Billet-Aluminum-w_AC/productinfo/32-069A/

 

[thecantaloupeman]

Hmmm....... thought this was going to be a thread of a sexual nature! LOL Yes, my mind resides in the gutter.

Yeah I thought of that when I made the title and tbh i kinda did it on purpose because it was funny