Southco fasteners for rear skirts?

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lee_rimar

Discussion Starter · Jan 9, 2004

Someone on Yahoo pointed to some Southco parts 85-47-101-20 and 85-47-460-20 as replacement parts for the DZUS-style quarter turn fastener & receptable for the rear fender skirts.

Though Southco has a minimum $5000 order requirement, they're quite generous with product samples (as long as you have a business name and a FedEx account to cover shipping

). So now I have a ten-pack of each, bolts and receptacles. But I also have a few questions...

Has anyone posting to InsightCentral boards used these on their own Insight? If so, how did you remove the original DZUS receptacle and make the Southco on fit? How corrosion resistant are these parts?

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Armin

· #2 · Jan 9, 2004

lee_rimar said:
Has anyone posting to InsightCentral boards used these on their own Insight?

Here! Me! I did!

lee_rimar said:
If so, how did you remove the original DZUS receptacle and make the Southco on fit?

With great difficulty

Actually, you need long, flexible fingers to get in there. the old clip just slides off (upwards) and the new one goes on in the reverse direction. Just try not to loose the new clip inside a cavity that it doesn't come out of! I think I still have one in there, somewhere...

lee_rimar said:
How corrosion resistant are these parts?

Look like new, after three winters of use on salty New England roads.

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