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Filling in rivet holes
Im looking at buying a bonnet which came from factory with spare wheel carrier but it has had the carrier removed and chequer plate on to cover the holes. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fill the rivet holes in the bonnet once the chequer plate is removed? 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
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Easiest would be short Adel pop rivets and paint over it is a Land Rover after all!

Otherwise countersink and set a soft alloy solid rivet in place, rub down and surface finish the top & paint.

HTH Keith
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Thanks ickle the latter sounds like a good bet as it'll need painting anyway Thumbs Up 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
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TIG weld them. Have you seen the bonnet and holes? Most bonnet mounts also require some large holes so it may be more than just rivets.
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Sorry I should've clarified, I want the one made to be fitted with a spare wheel carrier as I plan to fit one back to the bonnet so the holes for that are not a problem, just the tiny ones from the chequer plate as Id prefer the bonnet without it. 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
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Ah, sorry, I misunderstood, it's the chequerplate holes!

I'd still try to TIG weld then grind smooth.
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That sounds a lot easier to be fair, will have to see about borrowing a welder then! 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
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1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
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A really low tech approach would be to glue (Sikaflex/Tigerseal) some small pieces of ali under each hole and then fill and paint. Darren

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A very low tech aproach indeed, would there be the risk of them falling off with all the viabration and heating/cooling? 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
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1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
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No, shouldn't do with one of those sorts of adhesives. Darren

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Cool will look into that also then when this new bonnet comes Thumbs Up 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
A really low tech approach would be to glue (Sikaflex/Tigerseal) some small pieces of ali under each hole and then fill and paint.


Also known as a complete bodge.
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This is how not to bodge it. Rear tub chequerplate removal.



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Oldowner wrote:
LandRoverAnorak wrote:
A really low tech approach would be to glue (Sikaflex/Tigerseal) some small pieces of ali under each hole and then fill and paint.


Also known as a complete bodge.


Or a perfectly functional bush fix for someone who has neither the kit to TIG weld themselves or the opportunity/funds to take it to someone to weld it for them Whistle
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Thanks for that. Not everybody has access to a tig welder Rolling Eyes Darren

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