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plastic nut inserts for replacement grille/header panel?

Old Nov 2, 2014 | 07:05 AM
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I bought a replacement header panel from a1auto. It has the holes for the little plastic nuts that the screws that hold the blinker lights on. There is a square indentation in the plastic to keep a nut from turning. The old header has little white plastic inserts in it. What are they called called and where can I get them? The ones on the old grille were damaged/missing from the wreck.
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Old Nov 2, 2014 | 07:09 AM
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Not sure what they are called but have seen them at ACE Hardware in the slide out boxes of automotive fasteners.
Also NAPA.
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Old Nov 2, 2014 | 03:42 PM
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The local ACE by me has the best selection for this type of stuff. Auto Zone and others may have it too, but if they don't they say go to ACE. I would go to ACE first if there's an appreciable distance between them.
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Old Nov 2, 2014 | 05:25 PM
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Ace it is!
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 06:47 AM
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For documentation purposes that hopefully will help some other poor soul in the future......
.164" (6mm) plastic "j" nut 6035 657, 50 cents each at dodge dealership
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 01:42 PM
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I saw a bunch of those at Lowes too....
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