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SXTDKMJ CXDE196 7-tool set with 100 clips

The set that includes the clips: a hundred universal fasteners alongside seven tools, because half of them break on removal.

SXTDKMJ trim removal tool set with clips

SXTDKMJ CXDE196 7-tool set with 100 clips

The set that includes the clips: a hundred universal fasteners alongside seven tools, because half of them break on removal.

Tools
7 — 3 core removal tools and 4 plastic levers, stated
Clips
100 universal plastic clips, stated
Material
Rigid, deformation-resistant plastic rivets, stated
Amazon reference
B0GK8VDRQJ
EAN
0607611091900
  • A hundred clips included — the part you discover you need with the panel already off
  • Seven tools covers levering and clip removal
  • Universal clips are not always the right clip for your car

Best for: A first interior job, where breaking a clip is otherwise the end of the afternoon.

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Specifications

Tools
7 — 3 core removal tools and 4 plastic levers, stated
Clips
100 universal plastic clips, stated
Material
Rigid, deformation-resistant plastic rivets, stated
Amazon reference
B0GK8VDRQJ
EAN
0607611091900

What lands on the bench

Seven trim removal tools — three clip removers and four plastic levers — with a hundred universal plastic clips.

Why the clips are the point

Interior fasteners are consumables. Some are designed to break on removal, and the rest have spent ten years in a hot car. Discovering that with the door card already off is how a two-hour job becomes a two-day one.

What the tools do

Spread the load so the panel releases rather than the plastic tearing. Nylon rather than steel, because a screwdriver marks everything it touches.

The honest limitation

Universal clips are a stopgap. Order the right part number for anything that has to look factory.

Availability

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

The questions that reach us

Do trim clips really break?

Routinely. Many are designed to be destroyed on removal, and even the reusable ones become brittle with age and heat. A bag of spares is the difference between finishing and ordering.

Will universal clips fit my car?

Often, and not always. They are a good stopgap; the correct part number for your model is what goes back permanently.

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    Pieces
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    Purpose
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    Included
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    Amazon reference
    B08RF2TR6K
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    Material
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    Stated scope
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    Color
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    Price
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    EAN registration
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    Storage
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    Shapes
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    Dimensions
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    Weight
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    Clip plier
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    Clips
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    Amazon reference
    B0CG2K6S5D
    EAN
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    Pieces
    5 nylon pry tools
    Weight
    167 g (5.9 oz) — the only weight published on this shelf
    Material
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    Stated targets
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    Storage
    None — stated to fit a glovebox or toolbox
    Color
    Blue
    Price
    $8.97
    Shapes
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    Dimensions
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    Stiffness or nylon grade
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    Clips
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    Amazon reference
    B01L8GHB7O
    EAN
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    Display
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    Function
    Reset, stated
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    Amazon reference
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    EAN
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    Resolution
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    Reach
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    Included
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    Bleed valve
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    Operating temperature
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    Amazon reference
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    Units
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    Operation
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    Amazon reference
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    EAN
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