Botched DIY job. Options?

[WhyNotEh]

Hi PH.
Bought an induction kit for my car and stupidly decided to fit it myself.
Long story short I needed to remove 2 plastic bolts (the head seems to be all plastic but the thread is metal) and ended up stripping them because I didnt have the correct TX spanners.
The car's on my drive and I cant put the standard intake back on because the engine cover rests on these stripped bolts
The heatshield/resting plate of the intake uses these holes which is why I need to remove these bolts

A) How can I get these off?
B) Will driving a mile or so to a garage without an air intake/MAF sensor cause any damage?

[WhyNotEh]

This is how they originally looked!

[maxdb]

I wouldn't recommend driving it without a maf. Could you hammer in a flat head screwdriver into the plastic and unscrew that way?

[colin_p]

I think you are going to have to scrap it.

Those scronch pins are irreplaceable.

You might be able to bodge it using grapple (me grape) nuts, if you lucky.

Failing that, phone a man who has the right torx spanners.

[miniman]

Struggling to see what those actually are. You might find an extractor will grip them and unscrew them.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-bolt-nut-remove...

[james_gt3rs]

Hard to see, but you’ve tried molegrips?

[thebraketester]

They have a nut on the back on them IIRC. Under the metal shield.

Edited by thebraketester on Sunday 28th June 10:46

[VanDiesel99]

Find yourself a mobile mechanic in your area, I'm not familiar with these fittings but to my mind it seems unlikely to be a big deal for an experienced mechanic to deal with 'em.

[WhyNotEh]

Thanks for all your suggestions!

thebraketester said:

They have a nut on the back on them IIRC. Under the metal shield.

Edited by thebraketester on Sunday 28th June 10:46

Bingo, lifesaver! I didnt realise this and removed the nuts before taking out the bolts with molegrips

[thebraketester]

It’s a bit overkill because from what I can remember the heat shield is threaded AND there is the nut of the back.

[Captain Answer]

Torx spanner or socket next time.. I've got a set of sockets, think I've used a grand total of once ever