Cumminz said:

Hi there,

The scuttle panel on my fiat 500 isn't sitting correctly and is flared at a couple of points where it meets my windscreen. I assume the seal sits in a lip?

Had a look under the bonnet and I see three fixings...two plastic tabs either side and a torx screw in the middle.

Anyone rectified a issue like this before? Or can shed any light on it's removal so I can sort this annoying point.

I reckon it was done when my suspension was being installed!

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jrkitching said:

I reckon you're right.

The scuttle is originally fitted with three screws and captive nuts, all made from rather fragile black plastic. They're only good for one use, and I suspect the torx screw was bodged in by the suspension fitter.

To remove the scuttle, take off the wipers, remove the three fixings, and it should just lift away.

I replaced mine with three black nuts, bolts & washers which I happened to have lying around. Any small nuts & bolts which will go through the holes should suffice.

You can stick back any bits that are flaring up with a dab of black silicone, if you want. Windscreen refitters do this all the time.

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Cumminz said:

Many thanks for your help! I wondered why there was an odd torx bolt in the middle. In all honesty, I would prefer to rid the scuttle of those nasty plastic fixings.

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UFI said:

I replaced mine with plastic rivets (a Jeep part I think), screws add weight

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