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[AVV IT]

Anybody know how you secure door mirror fixing nuts to doorskins? http://www.minispare...Back to search#

Do I need to bond them in, or is there some sort of special crimping tool etc?

[nicklouse]

with a Rivnut fixing tool.

 

or you can use a long bolt a washer and a nut.

[imack]

They look like rivnuts, you need the appropriate rivet gun

[Norris73]

I did this recently after refurbing my doors. Wasn't able to find an imperial rivnut gun/tool anywhere. In the end I used a long bolt threaded into the riv nut and a regular nut, using two spanners I held the nut still while I tightened the bolt to pull the rivnut in, a couple of washers to space the gap between the nut and bolt helps to be able to work the spanners easier. Also have plenty of extra rivnuts it never goes right first time! Think I used 6 -7 rivnuts to complete both doors.

[wile e coyote]

The rivnut tool / gun works every time - there's a laser one about 25 quid that comes with a decent supply of 40 various rivnuts...

 

Have tried  using a bolt to do it and as above not always successful....but using M5 size a spigot from a bike wheel and a couple of ¼" drive long sockets works very well indeed as a slightly bodgy but effective replacement.. having said that very fortunate in this neck of the woods to have a proper supplier of quality fixings (Nuts & Bolts - WSM )  rivnuts obtained from there are excellent quality and deform perfectly evenly....

[limby2000]

Rivnuts, its the future!

[Deano89]

Araldite 👍

[gazza82]

SIlverline do one that's cheaper but no rivnuts .. http://www.ebay.co.u...jYAAOSw4GVYNvWe

Edited by gazza82, 28 June 2017 - 04:30 PM.

[Lt-SilverDragon]

I bloody love rivnuts, I bought this rivnut tool and have been using it for everything I can. That tool won't be good for tight spaces and I've never used any other tool so no idea if it's better or worst then any other kind but it works great imo. 

[Homersimpson]

I used to use a normal nut which was held in spanner by putting some kitchen towel over the end of the spanner and then pushing the nut into it.

 

Once tightened you could remove the spanner an piece of kitchen towel leaving the nut in place.

[nicklouse]

some i did earlier

 

 

tools used

 

did not have any grease to hand but.

 

 

[AVV IT]

Thanks chaps, in which case I shall get myself an appropriately sized bolt, plus nuts & washers then!

[nicklouse]

please note the bolt should be held still and the nut do the pulling.

[black olive]

rubber well nuts

 

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[AVV IT]

rubber well nuts
 
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Thanks for that, sorry for being a bit dim here though, but how do these "Well Nuts" work? Do they just hold/grip themselves in the appropriate sized hole whilst you screw the bolts into them?