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When my car got repaired and resprayed, panel beater asked me if I wanted to put in the mud guards (the plastic under the front fenders). Reason being if I wanted to put in high offset or wider wheels it might scrap on the inside. So I said I'll leave it out and they gave them back to be without the screws.

Now I want them back in, but not sure what screws I need. I checked the parts catalogue and they say I need a 'screw', 'nut' and a 'fastener'. I found out today from spare parts that the fastener is the black plastic ones with a Phillips head, but then it cost $2 EACH so I said fark that.

Can anyone enlighten me what actual screws/nuts I need? I don't have any spare screw or bolt lying around.

you can use speed clips
with a normal screw with a mudflap washer on it

speed clips are hard to describe but if you go to a good nut and bolt place the will know what they are

they just slide onto the sheet metal
I know where some are to describe to you but you would have to pull half the car apart to find them!

word of warning the factory ones are a good investment if for some reason your wheel does touch the screw it wont rip out like the factory ones
they will do considerable damage to your fender.

that said the speed clips are alot easier to use!

couple of different variations you can use but this is the most common



speed nut is the common termanology!