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#1 frostie

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 08:06 PM

hi,

i've searched but cant find what i'm looking for....

i want to attach my removable front by pins through the 2 holes on the front panel, but the only pins i can find(for a reasonable price) dont seem large enough.

i need ones that have the large circle around them if u get what i mean??

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 08:53 PM

These are the ones im using (they need a 13mm hole),
Im assuming you want to put them through the original mounting holes

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 09:13 PM

I think they are the ones I have at the back of my bonnet, in conjunction with a leather strap at the front. Allow you to raise the back of the bonnet in summer.

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 09:30 PM

I got some of them too, on the back of one bonnet, and going to use another set on the front of petals flip instead of hinges... well not goint to be flip, more pull and throw ! :cheese:

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 09:34 PM

Keep an eye on ebay, I got a few sets off there in the past for about £2.50

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 03:35 PM

yeah that looks about rite!

is the metal circle strong enough then?? looks quite flimsy??

yeah i'm doin the same guessworks!

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 04:02 PM

The metal is just like an eschuteon for a lock, it provides no structural support, just a nice mask for the hole you're creating or drilling...

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 04:13 PM

Yeap, as GW says, no strength at all, just nice and shiny to cover rough holes :dontgetit:
(yes those kind of holes)

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 05:37 PM

so surely that wouldn't work for me would it??

i want the pin to go through the front panel, and so need to be strong but large enough to cover the hole in the panel(where you would usually access the teardrop nut)??

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 06:23 PM

As long as there's support behind the skin then it should not matter...

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 09:54 PM

Im using those pins for that exact purpose on my flip front, :grin:

You can just see them in this pic,
i havent put the little chrome plate on yet (as the car was completly stripped soon after)

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 10:16 PM

oh rite fair enuf!

thats kool then! i've got the same pins that are on your bonnet, and i'll be using them on my bonnet aswell(funnily enough :erm: ) was just checking about the others!

cheers the pic makes it better because i can see what they look like!




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