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| ForbesOverland Member Since: 20 Nov 2023 Location: Whisky Country - Scottish Highlands Posts: 16   
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Actually, I might have asked a totally pointless question here.
I guess that because I am using Rivnuts to install the plates that I can decide if I want the foam gaskets at a later date because I can easily remove the plates! Doh. I should not be allowed near the internet before I have fully woken up. |
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6th Dec 2023 8:34am |
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| paul 123 Member Since: 10 Jul 2022 Location: norwich Posts: 85 
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i just pop rivited mine on
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6th Dec 2023 8:49am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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As above.
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6th Dec 2023 10:09am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644  
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Without a foam gasket crud still gets underneath the wing top protectors.
You can buy a sheets of adhesive back neoprene from eBay/ Amazon and then stick in to the underside of the protector then cut to fit with a fresh Stanley blade. |
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6th Dec 2023 2:44pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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I suppose some thin draft excluder around the edge of the underneath of the wing top might be a good idea to prevent the crud.
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6th Dec 2023 2:53pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644
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There you go.
Its pretty cheap https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solid-Neoprene-Ad...&psc=1 |
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6th Dec 2023 7:25pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3426  
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I would not put a foam gasket under the whole panel, as due to the large surface area you would need a lot of force to compress, and most likely you would just pull the aluminum around the rivnuts upwards. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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6th Dec 2023 8:16pm |
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| db950 Member Since: 01 Feb 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 560 
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I’ve got full gaskets under mine made by Mammouth, they fit well aren’t too expensive.
These ones… https://maltings4x4store.co.uk/tf-mammouth...a-my-pair/ 1997 Ex-MOD 110, Pop Top Camper, build thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72352.html 2014 Discovery 4 SE Tech Instagram @the110camper |
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6th Dec 2023 8:33pm |
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| ForbesOverland Member Since: 20 Nov 2023 Location: Whisky Country - Scottish Highlands Posts: 16
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Thanks for all your replies!
With them being a bit stoved in, I'm not quite sure what to do. I've ordered up a set of the foam gaskets, so I am just going to try and pull some of the dents out and to at least make the panel a little straighter and then rivnut the plates on and leave it a few days, remove and see what they're like underneath, then make a call on them. I guess there is no harm in putting them on is there. |
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7th Dec 2023 10:39am |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1086  
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Since you place aluminium on aluminium you should have little galvanic effect. Unless you see a lot of road salt or other agressive fluids I don't think you will see any excessive corrosion between the the two plates.
I would not put anything in between |
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7th Dec 2023 11:48am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10784
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My wing top checker plates are pop riveted on and nothing between them
I'm not a fan of rivnuts at all  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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7th Dec 2023 9:20pm |
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