Anybody know if I can purchase the rivets separately for the lower tailgate trim? I only need the rivets - 3 of the 4 on mine have popped off.

the part seen in this eBay listing:
Land Rover Tailgate Panel Lower Tailgate Trim LR3 LR4 New LR035515 | eBay

Part #1 in this diagram
2009 Land Rover LR3 Parts - Land Rover Parts Center - Call (800) 574-9217 for Genuine Land Rover Parts and Accessories

 

For exact, I would try the Land Rover dealer. They may not admit to having any loose in their shop but they will - the problem is there will be no pricing - offer to make a donation to the coffee fund.

Alternatively, NAPA like, car parts places have collections of plastic attachment bits either in those tip out bins trays or on cardboard.

For fasteners of a similar type used thru out the 3, I have both purchased from Land Rover and sourced from bins with a fair degree of success.

 

There are only 2 plastic clips on the lower tailgate trip cap i.e. LR013135 but it has 4 metal spring clips which are not given as a separate part that I have been able to find, yet!

 

Is it this metal spring clip? It is used primarily to secure the plastic bits around the infotainment system but is a LR favorite for trim panels as well.

If you do not have a couple in your parts inventory, you may as well pick them up from your dealer.

Land Rover Discovery 3 Dashboard Steel Trim Clip FYC500040 | eBay

 

Don't get the ones shown in the last post, they are the wrong ones, I just checked by taking off my trim. These u-clips are what you want; photo 1, they fit in the under side of the trim as photo 2 and when the trim is put in place the clip lines up behind the hole in the door seen in photo 3.

Now when you put the securing screws in they pass through the hole in the door and into the U-clip see photo 4. The U-clips should be available from any good auto store or online and measure 11mm x 17mm.

 

I call them speed nuts and yes, the post above is very correct.

They are just the sort of item you find in the bins at auto parts stores that cares about customer service. That sort of item is a real nuisance to stock and price, hence it is a store to keep going back to.

The link below is just to show you what is available - and not what I would call a good source.

Amazon.com: Speed Nuts - Fasteners: Industrial & Scientific

 

Yep, they have various names, another is U-nuts and I'm sure there are others. Our cars have them all over the place in every size you can think of e.g. air compressor, fuel tank support, fenders, and more.

If these are what you are looking for schwaggy then our job is done

 

Thanks guys, but I'm actually looking for the rivets that are external to this trim panel. Does this make sense?

 

They aren't rivets, what you see in your first photo is a plastic screw cap that covers the head of the screw that you see in my 3rd photo. The cap is part no EZU000010PVA and the screw is EYP500250.

 

Schwaggy, you just joined the club, and hats off to Alphamale for figuring out the real problem and even having part numbers.

It took me quite some time a few years back to figure out that those "rivets" were really pretty plastic rubber caps covering normal screw heads.

Land Rover has a way of doing this to their owners, over and over.