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| Sockpuppet Member Since: 17 Sep 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 479  
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For those of you that have installed the mantec rear window guard did you rivet or screw it. The kit comes with screws but I'm wondering if rivets may be more secure and not rattle lose?
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31st Aug 2013 1:20pm |
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| StephenO Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 246 
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Cheers, good timing I'm just about to install mine. Didn't realise they rattled. Did you just glue the screws or did you glue or seal anywhere else?
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31st Aug 2013 4:11pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I screwed mine and it took about two and a half years before it started to rattle. With mine I tweaked a few of the mesh bars with a screwdriver to slightly "kink" the panel which took out rattle quite successfully.
I used tech roofing screws for mine as I had a box left over from a job plus they've got a rubber washer that may or may not help with vibration rattles. |
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31st Aug 2013 4:23pm |
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| StephenO Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 246
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Thanks, I have plenty of rubber washers so may give them a go. I didn't want to rivet mine either as I wanted the flexibility & ease of removal.
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31st Aug 2013 4:37pm |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888 
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Another vote for tech screws here, fitted our MSS rear window guard using those. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
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31st Aug 2013 4:48pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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Just keep an eye on the length of the tech screws
 You only want thrm to go through one layer of the door |
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31st Aug 2013 5:34pm |
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| StephenO Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 246
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I've seen tech screws but never used them. So, how do they work then do they screw in lke a self tapper or do they have a nut on the back?
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2015 Range Rover Sport Autobiography Corrie Grey 1968 Series 2a Bronze Green 1995 Defender 90 Coniston Green 2005 Discovery 3 Zambezi Silver |
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31st Aug 2013 7:12pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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They screw in like a self tapper and have the bonus of being self drilling so no need for a pilot hole. What I have done before now is use one to drill the hole, don't let it go full depth of thread if you're not sure of clearance, take it out and use a cut down one to fix your guard/whatever in the freshly drilled hole. You can often drill 4 to 5 holes with one screw and I've taken my guard off a couple of times and reused the original screws
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31st Aug 2013 7:26pm |
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| StephenO Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 246
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Cheers for that. I'll give it some thought
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2015 Range Rover Sport Autobiography Corrie Grey 1968 Series 2a Bronze Green 1995 Defender 90 Coniston Green 2005 Discovery 3 Zambezi Silver |
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31st Aug 2013 7:46pm |
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| SteveS Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Devon & Berkshire Posts: 388 
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used the supplied screws for mine. several thousand miles off road Morocco, Pyrenees, Arctic etc - 1 rattled loose. Just tightened it
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31st Aug 2013 7:47pm |
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| Sockpuppet Member Since: 17 Sep 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 479
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Sweet, cheers all.
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31st Aug 2013 8:16pm |
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