Scuttle Cover - Plastic Screws?

[acidbass]

Hi guys

New member here - looking forward to being part of the collective!

Has anyone removed their scuttle cover to clear out debris?

I attempted to remove these screws but they don't seem to be budging - they turn but don't loosen.



Is there something I am doing wrong? Don't want to use brute force unless necessary!

Thanks in advance!

Danny

 

[RMidgett70]

This might help you. It's the 1st result on Google

https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/scuttle-panel-removal-guide-with-pics.158887/

 

[acidbass]

This might help you. It's the 1st result on Google

https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/scuttle-panel-removal-guide-with-pics.158887/

Thanks for your reply, but this is an entirely different scuttle panel and doesn't detail what to do with the screws/clips highlighted in my post. I have done extensive Google and Youtube searching about this and posting on here was really my last resort!

 

[***DK***]

Just put a flat head under the lip of the screw and prise up gently as you turn. They are more like rivets than screws so just you can just pop out eventually.

 

[Simon]

it is probably just spinning becuase it is not actually located into anything under the panel.

 

[BigMack]

They’re not actually screws as such. Just trim clips. So they just pop out. A trim removal tool is ideal for these. They’re like a flat fork that slides under the clip then you pry up with it and the pop out. That’s why there’s such a recessed space around them. To accommodate a trim tool.

Welcome and good luck!

 

[acidbass]

Thanks guys! Always like to check these things before using force - been caught out a few times in the past!

Will attempt this evening

 

[quattrogone]

Did mine yesterday, although mine did unscrew they're only plastic attaching to metal so you would be safe to prise them upwards I reckon.

 

[rum4mo]

Did mine yesterday, although mine did unscrew they're only plastic attaching to metal so you would be safe to prise them upwards I reckon.

Like you I took mine off this afternoon and they unscrewed okay, they are a bit like nuts, that screw onto body mounted studs, if the OP's are not rising up/unscrewing then they have already been stripped by a clumsy person, so need helped up with a trim tool or screwdriver while unscrewing them.