I know this is pretty stupid but how do you fit wingmirrors on new doors skins? Do I drill holes for the bolts or can you just use selftapping screws? Thanks.
Jacob
Wingmirrors
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jral4328
, Feb 04 2012 06:58 PM
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Dan
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 07:03 PM
Mk3 on new door skins, at least genuine ones, are drilled for the door mirror fixing points. You need a Riv-nut setting gun and the right size Riv-nuts. Riv-nuts are fitted in much the same way as pop-rivets and they leave a fixed thread in the door. If you have non-genuine skins and they aren't drilled, keep the top section of the old skin to use as a template to show you where to drill for them, the Riv-nuts can only be fitted after the skin is on the door.
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 07:03 PM
i just use self tapping screws if the new skins dont have holes
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 07:48 PM
On the old skins it was bolted on but I see no way of doing that because you can reach that section of the door through the holes :s. Do self tapping screws hold well?
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 07:51 PM
Mk3 on new door skins, at least genuine ones, are drilled for the door mirror fixing points. You need a Riv-nut setting gun and the right size Riv-nuts. Riv-nuts are fitted in much the same way as pop-rivets and they leave a fixed thread in the door. If you have non-genuine skins and they aren't drilled, keep the top section of the old skin to use as a template to show you where to drill for them, the Riv-nuts can only be fitted after the skin is on the door.
This is what i did as we used non genuine skins, worth doing IMO easy job with the tool
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