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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762   
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Hi
Bought a set of front mudflaps to fit on my DC...because I like the looks of it and I noticed that friends who have them have considerably less s**t to clean underneath the chassis than me, after greenlaning! 
But when I ordered them, they came without fixings. The guy at the shops thought that I was buying to replace them...So he sold me the bolts...only. I thought that the chassis would have some nut welded inside in order to fit the bolts... But it doesn't 
Now, the bolt nearest to the engine I can fit a nut and tighten it...But on the hole nearer to the outside I can't reach there, in order to fit a nut 
How do I fit the mudflaps then? Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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24th Dec 2012 5:31pm |
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| SteveT247 Member Since: 21 Feb 2011 Location: Central Posts: 491  
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They're usually attached with rivnuts (mine were anyway). When I changed mine I didn't have any rivnuts to hand so I used a long ring spanner and held the nut inside it with some chewing gum, fed it along the outrigger until it was in place then screwed the bolt up. A bit fiddly (to say the least) but doable.
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24th Dec 2012 5:38pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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thanks guys...maybe rivets is the way... I'm not a very handy guy and I don't see myself using a ring spanner and chewing gum to fit a nut...I'll be there the entire afternoon and won't make it!
 then why on earth did he went to see on the parts catalogue on his computer what where the fixings for the mudflaps and sold me 4 bolts?
Gonna have a little chat with him... Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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24th Dec 2012 5:46pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555  
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If he's assuming that you're just replacing existing mud flaps, then he will have assumed that there will be rivnuts already in your chassis, hence the reason for the bolts..? An engine to TDi for!
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24th Dec 2012 5:50pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772 
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Would it be possible to take the sill off (I think it's only a couple of bolts) the get a spanner in from the outside of the out rigger or are they boxed off?
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24th Dec 2012 5:53pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555
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Good idea, but unfortunately they're boxed off  An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948" |
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24th Dec 2012 5:56pm |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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What you need is a willing accomplice with small hands to get a bolt through from the inside of the outrigger. 2005 Td5 90 XS
Steve |
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24th Dec 2012 6:01pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772
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Ahh well just a thought |
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24th Dec 2012 6:02pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404  
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I managed to fit my front mudflaps with stainless nuts & bolts, though the outer one was a bit of a pain as I had to lie under the 90 to get my forearm inside the outriggers.
So the best option is a slender-armed assistant or failing that rivnuts  Mark S
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24th Dec 2012 8:41pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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thanks guys!
I don't have any help on this stuff, nor my hand fits inside the outriggers! 
ah! you said rivnuts, I read rivets! I have that tool...just have to buy some rivnuts! that's it! Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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26th Dec 2012 1:48pm |
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| johnszs Member Since: 16 Aug 2010 Location: Hereford Posts: 459 
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I used nuts and washers for mine.
I would be warey of riv nuts as they can turn if you are too heavy handed 2004 TD5 Defender 90 xs station wagon |
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27th Dec 2012 7:28pm |
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| CatherineF Member Since: 22 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 762
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Our new mudflap has arrived this morning from Duckworths (Thank you Dan).
Obviously this thread is now a couple of years old, so can I check and get a definative answer from the experts? Do we need to rivnut this flap to the chassis or just use nuts and bolts. Can anyone tell me regardless of which option we go for, what size nut we need? |
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31st Dec 2014 10:56am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772
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If there was a flap there that's come off, you'll probably find the bracket is still bolted on so just unbolt and replace.
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31st Dec 2014 11:06am |
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| CatherineF Member Since: 22 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 762
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Ok, so been out to look and yes there are 2 bolts there but no bracket. Need to hose off some mud that the pressure washer didn't take off after Imber and then try and get them undone
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31st Dec 2014 11:08am |
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