Fender extension body nut removal

[freedom_in_4low]

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It will pull a bit when you tap them down flush. Not really a concern unless you were leaving it exposed.

Unrelated, but I was about to slip into a Sunday afternoon recliner snooze when I saw this photo and for a second I thought I was looking at one of the new shots from the James Webb space telescope.

 

[DaveC]

It will pull a bit when you tap them down flush. Not really a concern unless you were leaving it exposed.

Unrelated, but I was about to slip into a Sunday afternoon recliner snooze when I saw this photo and for a second I thought I was looking at one of the new shots from the James Webb space telescope.

Got it, thanks. I can see what you mean about the picture. Call it strategic flash deployment.

 

[RINC]

Got it, thanks. I can see what you mean about the picture. Call it strategic flash deployment.

I believe I left mine in. Just gently tapped on them to knock them down a bit.

 

[freedom_in_4low]

I've done it both ways. Leaving them in and tapping them down is the way I'll do it going forward.

 

[mrblaine]

I've done it both ways. Leaving them in and tapping them down is the way I'll do it going forward.

As you should.

 

[MikekiM]

I had planned to drill mine out, but like many of the nutserts for the flares they just spun.
Ended up grinding them as much as I could without touching paint and then tapped them through with a punch. Actually pretty easy job, but time consuming.

That said, I was replacing the flares and needed to replace the nutserts that were spinning. If I weren't going to use them again, I would gently tap them in flush. The sheet metal isn't that tough and tapping them in is easier than one might imagine