Is it possible to stop the rear plastic trim under the car vibrating. A fiend was following me the other day and said is was flapping like it was loose. I have looked under the car but cannot see a way of fixing it. Perhaps a part is missing? Any help please.

 

If I think about it I'll take some pics of mine. It has a pair of little threaded plates that 'clip' into the cover and hold it up against the body. Doesn't look like an OEM part but does the job.

 

Dear Ranchero50,

thanks for replying. Over the weekend I got right under the car to identify the issue. It appears the clips holding the trim in place have broken off, taking part of the plastic trim with it. I suspect this is due to the trim deteriorating due to the heat out here in Abu Dhabi. There are 4 holes in the metal bodywork where the clips appear to have fitted, but over time it looks like the trim has opened up, probably due to pressure and wind. As a fix for others I did the following:-

Drilled 4no. 6mm holes approximately 25mm back from the face of the trim and inline with the position of the original clips.

I then threaded 2 plasticlips through each and reattached the trim up to the metal plate tightly.

Now seems nice and strong and only requires a quick test at speed to see if it has soled the problem without replacing the whole trim - a cheap fix and you would never know there had been a problem.