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MalteseRover



Member Since: 02 Jul 2013
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Malta 
Doorcard disappointment.
Hello.

Last year i tried my best to cut the rot in the second row seats on my crew cab. I replaced the door card retainers and white plastic things that go in the frame. The doors in the back are rarely used and the retainers are falling to bits anyway!

Has anyone used rivnuts and M5 countersunk screws with 5mm boles drilled through the cards?

I know aligning the holes and rivnuts will be a pain but i am interested in getting it done (once and for all - I know it is very unrealistic in Land Rover World)

Joseph.
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donmacn



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I have done this in a couple of places.

Front doors - on the corners which use the larger plastic clips; and on one of the 2nd row doors, at the bottom. However I had to take that door card off again to fix a loose handle, and I found myself thinking exactly the same thing as you. The allen/socket head screws are so easy to use; the clips are not!

As far as I can see the problem will be those places on the door card which are much thicker, and where the bolt would have to come in through the 'side' of the card. I think you'd have to drill a hole, but also dig out a 'flat' for the bolt head or washer to sit against.

One day if I have the time I might do more. I'd also be interested to see if anyone else has taken this further. Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
donmacn wrote:
... As far as I can see the problem will be those places on the door card which are much thicker, and where the bolt would have to come in through the 'side' of the card. I think you'd have to drill a hole, but also dig out a 'flat' for the bolt head or washer to sit against. ...


Use a piloted counterbore cutter to counterbore the hole to accept the screw-head.

Google "piloted counterbore cutter" for more information.
Post #850454 17th Aug 2020 10:09am
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