plastic screws

i'm starting to switch my plastics over.....and is there a secret to getting the stupid plastic screws out of the bed and hood pieces? i unscrew them and they just twist....wtf....

You have to unscrew them while applying no downward pressure with the screwdriver.

Or you can take a very-small eyeglass screwdriver and pop them up.

what a pain in the arse.....still working on it and it's not fun......not sure which sucks more...these little plastic screws or changin my lights/grille over to the new hood......

You have to get the screws 3/4's of the way. Once out that far I use a pic to get them up enoung to use side cutters to pull them out. But some just aint gonna come out>>>>>>or commonly know as POS plastics fastner syndrom. So I use the side cutters and snip them after I strip them with a phillips head.. If your not gonna reuse them snip them all. Lowes, Home Depot have a very similar one that is way cheaper than OEM. There are folks on ebay that sell a kit.

Item number: 110355899241

Item number: 320343996134

yep bought a pack off ebay for around $7 with shipping

nocerisdave wrote:

You have to get the screws 3/4's of the way. Once out that far I use a pic to get them up enoung to use side cutters to pull them out. But some just aint gonna come out>>>>>>or commonly know as POS plastics fastner syndrom. So I use the side cutters and snip them after I strip them with a phillips head.. If your not gonna reuse them snip them all. Lowes, Home Depot have a very similar one that is way cheaper than OEM. There are folks on ebay that sell a kit.

Item number: 110355899241

Item number: 320343996134

are the ones that you have listed here metal? and are those the ones that Home Depot or Lowes have? I have a Home Depot close to my house and i'd much rather have some nice metal ones...

They are plastic rubi. I've found some cheaper at Ace-Hardware, but they too are plastic. The ones from Ace do-not have the silly phillips-head tho, they have a little slot to stick a screwdirver in and pop them up. Much better, IMO.

The first item number on the ebay ones are aluminum bodies with Stainless steel screws. Nice!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Rhino-Billet-Screw-Bolt-Rivet-Body-Kit-w-o-Post_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem110355899315QQitemZ110355899315QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

I'm bumping this back to the top, hoping someone will point out the best fasteners (and the right size) to fit the Rhino...

Thanks!

I think I still have an un-opened pack from Lowes Kent that was a perfect match to the Yammie ones. I'll check it out.

ridepate wrote:

I think I still have an un-opened pack from Lowes Kent that was a perfect match to the Yammie ones. I'll check it out.

Thank you sir!

BLACK RHINO SELLS A STAINLESS SET, TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC

KentT wrote:

ridepate wrote:

I think I still have an un-opened pack from Lowes Kent that was a perfect match to the Yammie ones. I'll check it out.

Thank you sir!

Kent, No luck I could not find them. If it's just a few you need, take one and go to Lowes and match it up. If you need a bunch, you'd probably be better-off looking on E-bay.

ridepate wrote:

KentT wrote:

ridepate wrote:

I think I still have an un-opened pack from Lowes Kent that was a perfect match to the Yammie ones. I'll check it out.

Thank you sir!

Kent, No luck I could not find them. If it's just a few you need, take one and go to Lowes and match it up. If you need a bunch, you'd probably be better-off looking on E-bay.

Porkchop told me that Fastenal sells stainless fasteners to replace the factory ones. He said 20pk was like 13 bucks. I do not have a part number though.

i had gone to lowes and got a pac of 1/4. they work but are slightly larger than oem yamaha./ the pack i bought of ebay are still being elusive, i know those sobs are hiding somewhere in the garage.

Rhino Rob wrote:

i had gone to lowes and got a pac of 1/4. they work but are slightly larger than oem yamaha./ the pack i bought of ebay are still being elusive, i know those sobs are hiding somewhere in the garage.

Thanks, I bought some of those at Lowe's yesterday. Two in a pack for $1.04 -- so I got six packs of them...

I'm getting ready to replace a busted side panel near the gas filler cap (son got too close to a big tree on a VERY tight trail) and put on nerf bars to try preventing that from happening again...

I've bought these and they are great.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-RHINO-BODY-RIVETS-20-PACKS-QUALITY-FAST-SHIPPING_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4a9ecf4da7QQitemZ320491965863QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

wvyankee2 wrote:

I've bought these and they are great.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-RHINO-BODY-RIVETS-20-PACKS-QUALITY-FAST-SHIPPING_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4a9ecf4da7QQitemZ320491965863QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

That's a good deal!

With his cheap shipping, those are less expensive than the ones I just bought. Most of the ones I saw on eBay were much more expensive, then they added $5 to $7 shipping and handling -- making it close to $20 for 20 screws.