OEM rear spat attachment

[rx7-dan]

Hi all,
I have managed to pick up a decent set of OEM rear spats for the FD and in the right colour. My question to you all is what attachment does the factory fitted sets use. I have got the little plastic hole filler on the rear arches which leave a metal square hole when removed and both of the square rubber grommets in the underside of the rear arches which again leaves a square hole in the body panel when removed. See photos

I don't want to just use a self tapper that will bite into the metal of the panel as that will break the paint and open the area up to rusting. Also I just want it to be as OEM as I can.

thanks

 

[rx7-dan]

There must be someone with OEM rear spats on their cars who would take a couple of pics for me?? PLEASE.

 

[GrantFD]

I'll take a look and get a pic next time im down the garage, but wont be until the weekend..

 

[GrantFD]

Mazda RX-7 FD 1994-07 Mazda Floor Attachments

This is the part list online, but i had no luck myself when i went direct to mazda

 

[GrantFD]

looking myself at that, aren't the grommets you removed actually what they screw in to?

 

[rotors7]

You could get some nice stainless self tappers and if the square grommets don't fit well, new ones, and it's a tidy job done.
The screws don't touch the paintwork, just expand the grommets into their square holes.

 

[rx7-dan]

No, I think they are not the ones to screw into. The ones that I have removed are the rubber square lumps. The spats won't sit flush to the panel with them in place.

 

[initialDean]

You have to remove the rubber ones on the car, then use a grommet and screw when fitting them back on..... let me have a look to see if i have photos. Took me a while to find the right Grommets that fitted.

 

[initialDean]

 

[initialDean]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338477309&icep_item=371405314672

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338477309&icep_item=383237376712

 

[rx7-dan]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338477309&icep_item=371405314672

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338477309&icep_item=383237376712

Thanks for the reply and the info, I would have certainly gone with that option had I literally not just got back from the car, I fitted them using the OEM style plastic screw in fixings. Got a large mixed tub of about 100000 of them on eBay ages ago.
They seem to hold nicely and they both fit like a glove.

think the car looks sexy with them on, not that its a huge change.

 

[GrantFD]

Looks great!... does make a difference with the rear spats

 

[initialDean]

Love the wheels

 

[rob fd]

That must be the nicest fd on the IOW for sure.

 

[rx7-dan]

That must be the nicest fd on the IOW for sure.

Thanks Rob. I only know of 2 others and they are both modified and monsters in their own right. The OEM style and originality is just my thing.