can any 1 help me with this??i bought the correct screws from fords but they dont fit.....has any1 got a guide on this mod please?its starting to realy pi$$ me off now

 

You need a rivnut gun to squeeze a threaded insert into the hole in the B pillar. Had to do exactly the same on my S2

 

yeah fords gave me 2 rivet type things but they are shit....so just get a rivet gun and do it that way?also the other pillar there aint holes there for the screws that they gave me..any idas on that?p.s thanks for you advise

 

sorry just reading your post again do i have to rivet them small gold rivet type screws fords gave me?

 

Rivnut gun is a special tool that fits a threaded insert into a hole the same way as a rivet works but once fitted you are left with a thread that you screw the bolt in to.

 

oh i see!!where would i find 1 of them?

 

I borrowed one off a mate when I did mine. Seemed daft to buy one when I was only going to use it to do that one job. Motorfactors maybe. Sure somebody will be able to advise

 

rivnut guns are about 15 pound on ebay mate

 

thank you mate...it was doing my nut right in,i was putting the screw in to the rivet and it just kept turning,i wasa 5 mins from throwing the bloody thing....now i just need to know how to fit the rear part of it as the holes just dont seam rite.

 

Do you mean the C pillar section?

 

yes mate

 

get a pic up of the rear fixings inc pop out mec and also of c pillar, will make helping easyer

 

i will do tomorw just add it to this post?

 

yes mate, will be easyer to help

 

thank you very much!!!to both of you.........

 

I'll take my camera to my brotehrs tomorrow and I can photo his in the car to try and aid you a bit.

 

aw that would be brill thats what i need to see some1s that has done it or has the turbo!!cheers lads been a real help

 

I broke the mandrel on my rivnut setter with one still to set. Googled and found a Landrover website with instructions on how to set them without the tool - it was a bit of a fiddle but it worked and was better than waiting for the replacement mandrel to arrive in the post.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...tool-pics.html

 

nice one mate, just saved me buying a gun to do my escos windows

 

hi lads thank you for your help 666 posted me some pics of how it should work,i have gone and tested and its spot on easy when you know how hey!!big thanks to 666 and oranoco for both of your inputs
just need to get one of them rivguns now

 

It's easy as the guide says, done it this way before I bought rivnut kit.
tabetha