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charcoal

Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 942

Filling in rivet holes

Im looking at buying a bonnet which came from factory with spare wheel carrier but it has had the carrier removed and chequer plate on to cover the holes. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fill the rivet holes in the bonnet once the chequer plate is removed? 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold

1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold

31st Mar 2020 6:10pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1786

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

Easiest would be short Adel pop rivets and paint over it is a Land Rover after all!

Otherwise countersink and set a soft alloy solid rivet in place, rub down and surface finish the top & paint.

HTH Keith

31st Mar 2020 6:20pm

charcoal

Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 942

Thanks ickle the latter sounds like a good bet as it'll need painting anyway

1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold

1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold

31st Mar 2020 6:34pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17443

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

TIG weld them. Have you seen the bonnet and holes? Most bonnet mounts also require some large holes so it may be more than just rivets.

31st Mar 2020 6:36pm

charcoal

Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 942

Sorry I should've clarified, I want the one made to be fitted with a spare wheel carrier as I plan to fit one back to the bonnet so the holes for that are not a problem, just the tiny ones from the chequer plate as Id prefer the bonnet without it. 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold

1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold

31st Mar 2020 6:41pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17443

Ah, sorry, I misunderstood, it's the chequerplate holes!

I'd still try to TIG weld then grind smooth.

31st Mar 2020 7:14pm

charcoal

Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 942

That sounds a lot easier to be fair, will have to see about borrowing a welder then! 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold

1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold

31st Mar 2020 7:21pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

A really low tech approach would be to glue (Sikaflex/Tigerseal) some small pieces of ali under each hole and then fill and paint. 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

31st Mar 2020 7:23pm

charcoal

Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 942

A very low tech aproach indeed, would there be the risk of them falling off with all the viabration and heating/cooling? 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold

1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold

31st Mar 2020 7:56pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

No, shouldn't do with one of those sorts of adhesives. 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

31st Mar 2020 8:45pm

charcoal

Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 942

Cool will look into that also then when this new bonnet comes

1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold

1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold

31st Mar 2020 9:24pm

Oldowner

Member Since: 26 Dec 2018
Location: South west
Posts: 625

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Aintree Green

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
A really low tech approach would be to glue (Sikaflex/Tigerseal) some small pieces of ali under each hole and then fill and paint.

Also known as a complete bodge.

1st Apr 2020 6:23am

Oldowner

Member Since: 26 Dec 2018
Location: South west
Posts: 625

This is how not to bodge it. Rear tub chequerplate removal.

Click image to enlarge

1st Apr 2020 6:26am

VVS210

Member Since: 12 Nov 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 953

Oldowner wrote:
LandRoverAnorak wrote:
A really low tech approach would be to glue (Sikaflex/Tigerseal) some small pieces of ali under each hole and then fill and paint.

Also known as a complete bodge.

Or a perfectly functional bush fix for someone who has neither the kit to TIG weld themselves or the opportunity/funds to take it to someone to weld it for them

1st Apr 2020 6:35am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Thanks for that. Not everybody has access to a tig welder

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

1st Apr 2020 7:03am

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