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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 02:40 PM
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2012 camry le, the passenger front fender well has a fastener, push pin, about a foot behind the wheel towards the middle of the car. This plastic pin falls out, any fixes?
 
Old Jun 18, 2015 | 05:08 PM
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They are low dollar items you can get from the internet or the dealer. Thing is, you'll probably spend more on shipping charges than is reasonable if you order off the web, the dealer will be more expensive, but the chipping charges may wind up making it even. For ease I'd just head to the parts dept. and buy a few.
 
Old Jun 19, 2015 | 09:06 AM
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I told the dealer that I noticed a noise after the oil change & they gave me the push pin. What good is it if it doen't stay in, as soon as i put it in it fell out. Im thinkn about wrapping tape around it before I try it again.
 
Old Jun 19, 2015 | 11:37 AM
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If it is falling out it may be the wrong fastener, or the hole increased in size due to damage. Possible they gave you the wrong one.
 
Old Jun 20, 2015 | 12:39 PM
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yes, I had the wrong one...done & snug. Thanks for the encouragement.
 
Old Jun 20, 2015 | 08:06 PM
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Glad to hear that everything is all set.
I had a similar issue when I was installing the fog lights on my car and it came time to put those little pins back in. Some didn't fair very well with being removed as well.
I bought like a 20 pack of those things on eBay for not much cash. They seem to work just fine and I have plenty of spares for the future.
 
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