I have a 98 Wrangler TJ and the hood rod retainer clip that came with it was a black metal spring clip that went into a small aprox 3/8" round hole on the sloped part under the hood.
Its the scuffed round hole. (not the square hole)
It came loose and one day I was pushing the rod into it and it took off inside the engine compartment and I never could find it,
I Amazon-ed another just like it here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BM6Y811/?tag=wranglerorg-20
It came today, exactly like the original, and I cant figure out how on earth it can fit into the round hole, there are 2 protruding clips on the back of it that the larger clip will fit in the hole but once its in, the smaller clip wont get close enough to go in, and the whole thing just will not stay in the round hole.
There has to be a trick to this??
I don't have a square hole that takes the plastic retainer its a round hole.
I know there are a myriad ways of jerry rigging something, and my name is Jerry but I don't like rigging things, I bought it and by damn I want to make it work.
Thanks in advance for any wizard who can put a spell on this wretched clip.
Its the scuffed round hole. (not the square hole)
It came loose and one day I was pushing the rod into it and it took off inside the engine compartment and I never could find it,
I Amazon-ed another just like it here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BM6Y811/?tag=wranglerorg-20
It came today, exactly like the original, and I cant figure out how on earth it can fit into the round hole, there are 2 protruding clips on the back of it that the larger clip will fit in the hole but once its in, the smaller clip wont get close enough to go in, and the whole thing just will not stay in the round hole.
There has to be a trick to this??
I don't have a square hole that takes the plastic retainer its a round hole.
I know there are a myriad ways of jerry rigging something, and my name is Jerry but I don't like rigging things, I bought it and by damn I want to make it work.
Thanks in advance for any wizard who can put a spell on this wretched clip.