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. I decided the eaiest way forward was to drill out the bolt head which was fine and got the lamp guard off. Appreciating that this might not have been the best option now that I have the remains of a bolt to deal with.
| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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Morning Keith,
It has been so long since I have had my light out that I cannot recall. I would start by removing the sidelight and indicator then taking off the silver lighting surround panel and whipping out the front light. This may afford you enough access to perhaps get a Dremmel in there with a cutting disk to cut the rear of the rivnut remains off? Or (it is difficult to tell if there is enough bolt shank left?) get a pair of mole grips on the rear of the rivnut and another pair on the remains of the bolt and undo it? Two pan head bolts is your best option or perhaps a pair of rubber grommet blanks to mask the holes left behind? If you do go down the Dremmel route be careful of overheating which would exacerbate paint damage etc. on the area. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! Last edited by K9F on 29th Aug 2016 8:36am. Edited 1 time in total |
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29th Aug 2016 8:32am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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To get the bolt out, you'll need to get access to the rear of the rivnut and grip it with something.
To make a neat job of it without the light guards, I'd be tempted to remove all of the rivnuts, tidy up the holes and put in some blind rubber grommets. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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29th Aug 2016 8:34am |
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| Keith5 Member Since: 27 May 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 356 
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Would dropping the wheel arch inner down give enough access to get to this area? How big a job would that be?
I had the other headlight out yesterday which was easy enough so may try that. Just have to resist the temptation to replace the sidelights and indicators with LEDs while I've got them off.... Keith Keith |
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29th Aug 2016 8:39am |
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| Grouse Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: on the hill Posts: 521 |
Take the headlight out, reach in and grab the back of the rivnut with mole grips to stop it turning and continue to drill them out. It's the easiest way trust me without causing any panel damage. Then if it was me I would get some large 1/4" pop rivets with a washer on the back and use these to block off the holes.
The rivnuts are probably 8mm, the 1/4" rivets will cover the hole with the flange, but need a washer behind as the holes are slightly larger. The pop rivets are in many defender panels anyway so won't look too much out of place. |
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29th Aug 2016 4:13pm |
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