Morning all, when removing the interior door card to my drivers door, I dropped the screw which affixes the top interior door trim panel to the door. My car is a 93 model so seatbelt is not on the door. See attached pictures of the panel I’m referring to and one also of the passenger door with the screw still there.

 

I’m aware you can probably source these screws from CZP or Z1 but does anyone know the spec of the screw at all? So I could maybe source it in the uk somewhere.

 

Thanks!

 

 

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You mean it's dropped inside the door ?.

You mean it's dropped inside the door [emoji3].

Yeah basically! First time removing the door card and it was all going so well until then [emoji24]. Bought one of those bendy long magnets but it didn’t fit down there sadly.

Do you know if Nissan dealers would be able to source things like this?

There’s a sticky bit on the inside behind this screw. It usually gets caught here and a magnet on a stick fishes it out in a few seconds. Made that mistake myself, twice ?

I'm not sure if the two pod ones are the same, why don't you check.

6 minutes ago, naz27 said:

Bought one of those bendy long magnets but it didn’t fit down there sadly.

Are you sending the right end down ?.

There’s a sticky bit on the inside behind this screw. It usually gets caught here and a magnet on a stick fishes it out in a few seconds. Made that mistake myself, twice [emoji2957]

Great, thanks for this. Let me try finding it again and I’ll see what happens [emoji1417]


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Are you sending the right end down [emoji1787].

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] bloody hope so, I was poking down there for ages trying everything (naughty jokes inbound!)


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Was sweeping up the driveway today and noticed the screw in the pile of dirt - what a result! Hurray. 

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When you reinstall use a hex socket, 8mm iirc, rather than a screwdriver. Less likely to drop it again.

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I still can’t quite work out how it got there. It definitely fell inside the door. Baffled!


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When you reinstall use a hex socket, 8mm iirc, rather than a screwdriver. Less likely to drop it again.

Great thanks for the advice - will definitely do this next time!


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14 hours ago, Stephen said:

When you reinstall use a hex socket, 8mm iirc, rather than a screwdriver. Less likely to drop it again.

Alternatively, a dab of blu tack on the end of the screwdriver will hold the screw whilst offering it up.

7 hours ago, AndrewG said:

Alternatively, a dab of blu tack on the end of the screwdriver will hold the screw whilst offering it up.

Yup - I have used this technique too...…. One of mine was replaced with a regular screw at some point, so I have to do this each time I remove the door card - one dropped screw was enough to convince me...LOL!!

For this type of job I usually put a small piece of masking tape over the open socket and then wedge the screw/bolt head in so it’s a nice tight fit from the tape.

All great advice - cheers all, you masters of the Zed [emoji1417]


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