hey- a few months ago my tail gate cover/cap came off ..got loose and the bolts ended up coming off...
so the cap came off with it..
now - time comes i want to put it back on - thinking i just needed some screws and screw it in
but i look. and there is nothing for the screws to screw into and fasten it there, its just a bunch of holes....any suggestions on types of bolts i can get that i can use? like some sort of butter fly bolt or something?? i went to canadian tire and had a look in the bolt sections, there was a few viable options....but i wasnt going to waste my money on them because even if they do work it wont be very secure..any one have an suggestions or know a solution?
pics are added! thanks!

 

Dzus fasteners

 

My OEM one was held on with "Push Pins"

 

where would i buy the dzus fasteners? lol im sure a quick google search...will that work for what i need exactly??? is there different size ones? and push pin?? whats that? just a soft plastic screw?lol

 

you know what- I thin mine were originally held in with push pins as well

 

i got a feeling after reading online - im gonna have trouble finding these if i dont order from the internet...ill check out princess auto first...

 

My all star cover was put on with self drilling screws. I had to replace a few because they weren't holding properly. I used thicker stainless steel self drilling ones.

 

Canadian Tire has the push pins. Most automotive stores have them too, in different sizes. You may have trouble finding ones big enough, though, that has been my problems.

I don't think PAuto has them, but I haven't searched through their fastening section.

 

That tail gate cover you show in your picture looks like a generic cover for a mid sized pickup. The ones I've seen & what I have on mine, have a recessed area that fits flat against the area with the 3 bolts that hold the latch assembly. At least one of those bolts is used to hold the cover in place against the tail gate and then the push-pins do the rest in 2 lines - 1 across the top and 1 across the bottom. Since you don't have something to hold the cover tightly in place, I would go with some coated or stainless self tapping screws across the top and bottom (you shouldn't need more than 4 or 5 evenly spaced in each line.

If you leave the cover held on only by the push pins, you'll find that there's enough movement to the cover to rub/vibrate against the tail gate and this will "sand paper" the paint off that surface fairly quickly - I found this out on a previous pickup. If you plan to keep the cover on permanently, you can use a few dabs of RTV to hole the cover to the gate (along with a few screws). Once the RTV sets, that cover will be really hard to remove.

 

I would say if you to worried about the paint rubbing (Mine did, but not to bare metal and mine was on with Push Pins for 6-7 Years.

Again if your that worried, Get the Tailgate done in Bed Liner. Then never worry again, haha