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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769   
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Use riv nuts that attach from the top
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14th May 2013 4:17pm |
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| 216lcg Member Since: 11 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 48  
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Ok, am learning. Having looked into this it would seem that I have been supplied rivnuts. So I need to buy a rivnut tool for fixing the nut. This looks like a pop rivet gun I think. Any idea where to buy one and what they should cost? Thanks
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14th May 2013 6:51pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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You can buy an occasional use quality one from eBay or similar for £20 - £30, although there are much more expensive ones too. Alternatively, there's a sticky on here with instructions on how to make a manual one, which may suffice. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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14th May 2013 6:58pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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This one: Home Made Rivnut Tool (Link above) An engine to TDi for!
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14th May 2013 7:21pm |
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| 216lcg Member Since: 11 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 48
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Found the sticky! I shall try tomorrow with the eye bolt amendment for ease. Many thanks
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14th May 2013 7:28pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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you can get your hands into wing.
use a spanner with a bit of tape to hold the nut while you start it on the thread. used this method on mine ok |
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15th May 2013 9:33am |
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| Tuli Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 9 
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Just put my complete 3mm checker plate on. Same issue with nuts n' bolts so I did what I've always done; pop riveted the lot. Ten minutes all done. My tea was still warm. And I now have a nice bag of fancy nuts n' bolts.
As my checker is black and I didn't want to lose points at the next concourse d'elegance I dabbed the rivet heads with black paint. There you go. |
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19th May 2013 7:37am |
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| x-isle Member Since: 26 May 2011 Location: Midlands Posts: 1327  
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When I eventually get around to putting some one mine as I was thinking pop rivets rather than nut, bolt/rivnut.
It's not like they'll need to be removed once fitted and also they'll match the rest of the bodywork. Any reason why they shouldn't be pop'd? Craig Rogers 2007 Puma 110 XS 2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux www.craigrogers.photography |
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19th May 2013 8:13am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Given the issues of rusting standard bolts or hidden galvanic corrosion of stainless ones; then ali rivets might be seen as not just expedient but also longer lasting and less damaging. |
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19th May 2013 6:57pm |
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| Sonarmender Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Guz Posts: 338 
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RIVETS.... RIVNUTS, you must be mad!
If a job is worth doing then it is worth doing properly. Some nice shiny good quality stainless 6mm x 20mm phillips countersunk bolts with stainless nylon nuts and washers. Then it is just a case of removing the O/s headlight. Should take no longer than 1HR to do both wing tops. ( Don't forget to paint the drilled edges before fitting the checker plate). Bob on! You only have one life, live it....forget the cost.
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19th May 2013 7:09pm |
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| 216lcg Member Since: 11 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 48
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Fitted mine today.Aluminium riv nuts and the specific tool to squeeze them on. I experimented with a few riv nuts using the home made tool shown in the sticky but could not get the consistency to give me the confidence to try on the defender. So plumped for buying the tool and worked fine - slightly trickier on the leading edge of the wing where it slopes down but generally good. In total including a few experiments on some sheet ali and including fitting 2 small plates to the front bumper I spent about 3 hours on this, including painting the bolt heads. I am the first to admit to not being the most proficient at these sort of jobs but am pleased with the result. I was surprised how much give there was in the wing top when drilling.But the 3mm plate will hopefully make all the diference. Standing on the new chequer plate might be one small step for a man but a giant leap for me. Fingers crossed !
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19th May 2013 7:16pm |
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