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Air vent / cup holder screw thingy

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Air vent / cup holder screw thingy

Post by JayUK » Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:19 am

Yep, completely having a brain fade.
What's the clip thing that's screwed into to hold the screw in the airvent part of a cup holder called?
Replaced my broken cup holder, all fine until putting it back in and the clip thing fell off and disappeared :(

So yeah, I need a new screw into clip thingy
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Air vent / cup holder screw thingy

Post by oldgitdave » Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:56 pm

JayUK wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:19 am Yep, completely having a brain fade.
What's the clip thing that's screwed into to hold the screw in the airvent part of a cup holder called?
Replaced my broken cup holder, all fine until putting it back in and the clip thing fell off and disappeared :(

So yeah, I need a new screw into clip thingy
Do you mean one of these?
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I've always called them screw spring clips but it seems they're also known as spire clips.
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Air vent / cup holder screw thingy

Post by JayUK » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:41 pm

Yes! One of them.
Thank you :D
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Air vent / cup holder screw thingy

Post by srhutch » Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:13 pm

Should be able to pick them up at your local Halfords.
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Air vent / cup holder screw thingy

Post by JayUK » Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:43 am

I will take a look today and grab it!
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