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n13los
 Post subject: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:58 pm 
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hi guys

I am having trouble finding suitable fixings to put the spoiler back onto my si, I drilled the 2 rivets out to remove it earlier in the year. now it is time to put it back on Ford say that they dont sell the rivets anymore!!

any ideas of what i can use in place of them, preferably screws but what would i screw into?

cheers Neil
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 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:55 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:07 pm 
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you will be able to get some pop rivets from halfords
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n13los
 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:23 pm 
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the hole in tailgate is way too big for a normal pop rivet, the ones I drilled out had some sort of collar on them but Ford dont sell them anymore :-(

only thing i can think of is a riv-nut but i haven't got the tool to insert them.

surely I'm not the first to have this problem :-(
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big g1985
 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:05 pm 
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how big is the hole?
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n13los
 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:12 pm 
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big g1985 wrote:
how big is the hole?


about 8-10mm i think, to big for a rivet to go straight in.

i've tried some of those expanding plastic nuts but as they are round they just turn as i screw the self tapper in :banghead:
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 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:33 pm 
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I used a normal rivet on my rs spoiler mate.

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 Post subject: Re: spoiler fixing
PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:35 pm 
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I used a nut and bolt on my old car in each hole. Drill straight through... BODGE FTMFW!

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