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Old 04-29-2018, 10:20 PM
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I’m looking to paint the tailpipe covers on my Cayenne black. I crawled under the car today and can’t figure out how to remove them. What kind of screw is this? This looks like a rivet, not a screw. I tried an Allen wrench but it doesn’t work. Anyone know how I can remove them?


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Originally Posted by JimboMac
I’m looking to paint the tailpipe covers on my Cayenne black. I crawled under the car today and can’t figure out how to remove them. What kind of screw is this? This looks like a rivet, not a screw. I tried an Allen wrench but it doesn’t work. Anyone know how I can remove them?

​​​​​​Look at your first picture. See the 6-pointed star shaped nut / screw attached to a collar looking flange? Remove that. No need to mess with the rivet...
Old 04-30-2018, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Trio

​​​​​​Look at your first picture. See the 6-pointed star shaped nut / screw attached to a collar looking flange? Remove that. No need to mess with the rivet...
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What he said, just loosen that and you can pull them off. I used Plasti-Dip on mine about a year ago and they still look great. Couldn’t have been any easier!
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You cannot remove just the tip covers - they are secured by a rivet. However, you can remove the complete tip - loosen the star shaped nut next to the ball joint.
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Ahh. That explains it. I thought the tip covers were removable.

Thank you!
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Looks like a pop-rivet. Might be one on top too.. you can just drill the head and remove the rivet, and pop a new one in once you're done..



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