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ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

I used ally rivnuts in the end. My plate came from a German firm - very nice contours but making them impossible to rivet straight on (hence the change of plan to rivnuts). I recessed the screw heads into the plate a little so I could fill them with black Hammerite to hide the fact I was using bright stainless screws, also to seal any leaks (paranoia about bimetallic corrosion - also coated the threads with Duralac!)

I'm now learning not to cut corners and rivnut every time, first time.

Doing my security grills again "properly" next week, Brendan

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29th Apr 2012 2:15pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

leeds wrote:
Now does self adhesive foam tape come in closed cell

Yep, as I said it's exactly the same as the chequer plate gaskets. A cheap and easy solution

Darren

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29th Apr 2012 4:49pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

SGH wrote:
I have the Mammouth ones was planning on using rivnuts as possibly easier option.

Have had made up rear corners and sill covers for my 130 and getting black powder coated and found supplier of black anodised ally countersunk fasteners.
Simon

Simon - can you remember who this was?

25th Jan 2013 11:45pm

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

Supacat wrote:
SGH wrote:
I have the Mammouth ones was planning on using rivnuts as possibly easier option.

Have had made up rear corners and sill covers for my 130 and getting black powder coated and found supplier of black anodised ally countersunk fasteners.
Simon

Simon - can you remember who this was?

pm sent

26th Jan 2013 8:33am

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3615

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

Simon - can you remember who this was?[/quote]

pro bolt are good but quite costly

found this on ebay

Item number:400354973172 blacked stainless steel DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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26th Jan 2013 8:34am

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
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Not stainless unfortunately - black stainless fasteners would be my "Holy Grail"

... got me all excited for a moment

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26th Jan 2013 9:28am

LR90XS2011

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ZeDefender wrote:
Not stainless unfortunately - black stainless fasteners would be my "Holy Grail"
... got me all excited for a moment

sorry miss read the title , same firm do do loads of stainless though abate silver,

I have a set of Mammoth Silver anodised wing tops with gaskets and screws etc but I havnt plucked up the courage to drill the wings yet, and Im thinking black might look better than silver DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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26th Jan 2013 10:23am

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
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Got mine from here http://www.gwr-fasteners.co.uk/coloured-st...s-14-w.asp

26th Jan 2013 10:55am

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Nice find

Just the job and not so expensive - about £30 (+p&p) for both wings.
Can't be bothered to scrape the Hammerite off the ss ones to replace them yet though

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

26th Jan 2013 12:18pm

danridge

Member Since: 28 May 2013
Location: Bath
Posts: 438

Are rivnuts reusable?

I'm looking to remove my wing checkerplate to have it powder coated & painted black (currently standard 'silver').
If I can get to the rivnuts to hold then as I remove the bolts will I be able to reuse them? or do I have to buy new rivnuts and a tool?

Same question for the nylock fasteners please

Thanks, Dan.

22nd Aug 2013 11:59am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8578

Rivnuts should be reusable. They are just a fixed insitu nut.

Reusing nylon nuts?

IF it was a safety critical use it would be a big NO NO?

However wing tops not exactly safety critical so I personally would not fret about reusing nyloc nuts.

Purists might argue you should use new ones. If you have spare ones to hand use them, if not do not worry about reusing them.

It depends on application. If safety involved use new ones, correctly torqued etc

Brendan

22nd Aug 2013 12:23pm

danridge

Member Since: 28 May 2013
Location: Bath
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Thanks

22nd Aug 2013 2:24pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

leeds wrote:
Rivnuts should be reusable. They are just a fixed insitu nut.

The big issue with these is whether the fastener gets stuck in the rivnut and/or the rivnut becomes loose or starts spinning making removal very difficult.

leeds wrote:
Reusing nylon nuts?

IF it was a safety critical use it would be a big NO NO?

However wing tops not exactly safety critical so I personally would not fret about reusing nyloc nuts.

Purists might argue you should use new ones. If you have spare ones to hand use them, if not do not worry about reusing them.

It depends on application. If safety involved use new ones, correctly torqued etc

Brendan

Agree on safety critical but for other applications you could just fit a spring washer as belt and braces.

Or go the whole hog and swap out for some Binx nuts which are reuseable:

23rd Aug 2013 11:26am

Myers

Member Since: 07 Dec 2011
Location: Wiltshire / Sailisbury Plain
Posts: 156

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Epsom Green

Hi

Could anyone please tell me the size of the bolts that come with the Mammouth CP wing tops?

I've orderd mine, but after reading this thread think rivnuts are the wa to go, so need to get some.

Thanks in advance

29th Sep 2013 3:49pm

bob neville

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29th Sep 2013 9:39pm

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