Mysterious Interior Piece?

[LSUjeep]

Does anyone know what this may be? Found it on the floorboard behind the driver's seat today. We have a 2023 Sahara 4xe. Thanks!

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[Mocopo]

I think it holds the engine in. Be careful!

 

[LSUjeep]

I'm thinking something with wires maybe. Just not sure where it would have come from.

 

[ForgottenTaco]

Kinda looks like a metal clip that holds a kick panel or some other panel in place. It should clip over a tab on a panel, line the panel up and then you give it a good whack with your hand to pop it into place.
Did you or someone else recently remove a panel?

 

[LSUjeep]

Kinda looks like a metal clip that holds a kick panel or some other panel in place. It should clip over a tab on a panel, line the panel up and then you give it a good whack with your hand to pop it into place.
Did you or someone else recently remove a panel?

No but what do you mean by panel? Could it be from that plastic piece next to the door where the door wires are stored?

 

[PotterJLUR]

Was one of the sun visors recently replaced at the dealership?

 

[LSUjeep]

Nope. I tried googling the photo and it seems like most related to some type of wiring connector or holder.

 

[ForgottenTaco]

No but what do you mean by panel? Could it be from that plastic piece next to the door where the door wires are stored?

Yes. Something like that or some other panel. I haven’t removed mine so I’m not sure what type of clip holds it in place.

 

[LSUjeep]

Yes. Something like that or some other panel. I haven’t removed mine so I’m not sure what type of clip holds it in place.

Thanks I'll check it out.

 

[swampflyer]

I found something simulier in my floor board behind my front seat the right side and it looks like it comes off the track of the seat. Couldn’t get it back in the track so I just forgot about it.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

@LSUjeep

I know exactly what that is.

It helps that I've already removed most of my trim, which is what hides these pieces that you found.

If you remove the trim on your "roll" cage, You got all these clips in there that your trim screws screw into. They're not alligator clips, they're something else. I don't have an exact name for them, I do know that if you happen to take one out as circled in red below, you'll never be able to get it back in.

Here's the close-up of that one on the driver side door roll bar that I haven't removed yet. The one circled in purple in the photo above is the same one circled in purple below.

The b pillar crossbar that your soundbar mounts behind, and your front overhead lights mount to has at least three. One below behind the driver seat.

Then he got two here, one in the middle one behind the passenger seat.

If you haven't noticed already, some of these are bigger ones, and some of them are slightly smaller, but in the end they're all equally difficult to get out. You going to need some needle nose pliers and a pry tool and it's going to be a bitch to get it out, but once you do, you might as well throw it away like I did because you're never going to get it back in.

Here's the sport bar / roll bar on the driver side rear door... Another big one and a small one.

If yours was sitting underneath the driver seat or behind it, chances are it fell from the driver side roll bar. It might also be an extra one. I mean maybe the guy who installed them in the factory had One fell out of his hand, he couldn't find it he put another one in and just left it there until you found it. That sort of thing definitely happens. When I got my Jeep, I found a screw underneath my carpet that didn't go to anything. My dad was saying that some guy at the factory probably dropped it couldn't find it, put another screw in and left it for me to find.

Should be easy enough to figure out if one of your trim screws isn't actually attached to anything. Look at all your trim pieces in the roof area, see if any of them are missing a screw. If none of them are missing a screw, grab you the right size torx bit, and tighten them all, if any of them are loose and spin clockwise forever, there's probably no clip in there.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

@LSUjeep

I know exactly what that is.

It helps that I've already removed most of my trim, which is what hides these pieces that you found.

If you remove the trim on your "roll" cage, You got all these clips in there that your trim screws screw into. They're not alligator clips, they're something else. I don't have an exact name for them, I do know that if you happen to take one out as circled in red below, you'll never be able to get it back in.

Here's the close-up of that one on the driver side door roll bar that I haven't removed yet. The one circled in purple in the photo above is the same one circled in purple below.

The b pillar crossbar that your soundbar mounts behind, and your front overhead lights mount to has at least three. One below behind the driver seat.

Then he got two here, one in the middle one behind the passenger seat.

If you haven't noticed already, some of these are bigger ones, and some of them are slightly smaller, but in the end they're all equally difficult to get out. You going to need some needle nose pliers and a pry tool and it's going to be a bitch to get it out, but once you do, you might as well throw it away like I did because you're never going to get it back in.

Here's the sport bar / roll bar on the driver side rear door... Another big one and a small one.

If yours was sitting underneath the driver seat or behind it, chances are it fell from the driver side roll bar. It might also be an extra one. I mean maybe the guy who installed them in the factory had One fell out of his hand, he couldn't find it he put another one in and just left it there until you found it. That sort of thing definitely happens. When I got my Jeep, I found a screw underneath my carpet that didn't go to anything. My dad was saying that some guy at the factory probably dropped it couldn't find it, put another screw in and left it for me to find.

Should be easy enough to figure out if one of your trim screws isn't actually attached to anything. Look at all your trim pieces in the roof area, see if any of them are missing a screw. If none of them are missing a screw, grab you the right size torx bit, and tighten them all, if any of them are loose and spin clockwise forever, there's probably no clip in there.

Decided to put in a trim screw for you.

What you're looking at is a T25 torx bit.

 

[LSUjeep]

@LSUjeep

I know exactly what that is.

It helps that I've already removed most of my trim, which is what hides these pieces that you found.

If you remove the trim on your "roll" cage, You got all these clips in there that your trim screws screw into. They're not alligator clips, they're something else. I don't have an exact name for them, I do know that if you happen to take one out as circled in red below, you'll never be able to get it back in.

Here's the close-up of that one on the driver side door roll bar that I haven't removed yet. The one circled in purple in the photo above is the same one circled in purple below.

The b pillar crossbar that your soundbar mounts behind, and your front overhead lights mount to has at least three. One below behind the driver seat.

Then he got two here, one in the middle one behind the passenger seat.

If you haven't noticed already, some of these are bigger ones, and some of them are slightly smaller, but in the end they're all equally difficult to get out. You going to need some needle nose pliers and a pry tool and it's going to be a bitch to get it out, but once you do, you might as well throw it away like I did because you're never going to get it back in.

Here's the sport bar / roll bar on the driver side rear door... Another big one and a small one.

If yours was sitting underneath the driver seat or behind it, chances are it fell from the driver side roll bar. It might also be an extra one. I mean maybe the guy who installed them in the factory had One fell out of his hand, he couldn't find it he put another one in and just left it there until you found it. That sort of thing definitely happens. When I got my Jeep, I found a screw underneath my carpet that didn't go to anything. My dad was saying that some guy at the factory probably dropped it couldn't find it, put another screw in and left it for me to find.

Should be easy enough to figure out if one of your trim screws isn't actually attached to anything. Look at all your trim pieces in the roof area, see if any of them are missing a screw. If none of them are missing a screw, grab you the right size torx bit, and tighten them all, if any of them are loose and spin clockwise forever, there's probably no clip in there.

Awesome thanks! I appreciate it. So I really don't need to put it back you think?

 

[LSUjeep]

I found something simulier in my floor board behind my front seat the right side and it looks like it comes off the track of the seat. Couldn’t get it back in the track so I just forgot about it.

Thanks will check it out too!

 

[Deleted User 38384]

Awesome thanks! I appreciate it. So I really don't need to put it back you think?

I mean there's enough clips and other stuff in the trim pieces that one screw missing wouldn't be the end of the world. You might want at least glance it over. At least from a completionist standpoint, it's probably ideal to make sure all of the screws are properly secured.

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