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A few members have attached the holder with 6mm bolts, I have been a long time getting round to re re fixing my wobbly holder, but had a quick poke around before I start....I can see a problem getting my hand behind the bumper whilst holding a 6mm nut, did you guys struggle with that or do I have giant fat hands :lol: advice would be appreciated.
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How about some kind of 6mm captive nut where you don't need to get behind the bumper? i.e. drill a 10mm hole pop the captive nut through and when the bolt is tightened the nut is pulled toward the frame of the bumper and expands it's holder to grip.
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Perhaps it's meant to be wobbly for pedestrian safety......................Fixing it rigid could be classed as a modification for insurance purposes and perhaps invalidate it?
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switchback wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:01 pm Perhaps it's meant to be wobbly for pedestrian safety......................Fixing it rigid could be classed as a modification for insurance purposes and perhaps invalidate it?
Thank you for pointing out that I am so stupid that I can't tell the difference between something that has been badly fitted by my dealer, and is loose and wobbly due to the incorrect use of a pop rivet gun, and something that meets its design criteria.
I am sure that changing pop rivets for bolts does not constitute a modification. It can never be rigid due to being fixed to flexible thin composite material.
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They all wobble a bit which is why I said what I did. Had you explained your diagnosis before then I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to assist..................Why not take it back to the dealer to sort out.
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I took min back to the dealer, the rivet had come out completely, they just re-riveted it.
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Idavies999 wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am I took min back to the dealer, the rivet had come out completely, they just re-riveted it.
Being an old school engineering apprentice toolmaker/fitter, I am not keen on pop rivets as a fixing method especially on thin composite material, much prefer a nut and bolt.....still Mazda know best :lol:
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Not keen on captive nuts then Dave :?:
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It is a plan but it would mean drlling a 10mm dia hole and if the installation is unsuccessful you are stuck with it, and in thin soft materials the problem is stopping them turning whilst they are tightened up. I think you are referring to a jack nut which expands from behind whilst being tightened.
Forgot to say thanks for your input though Andy
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DaveG wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:50 pm It is a plan but it would mean drlling a 10mm dia hole and if the installation is unsuccessful you are stuck with it, and in thin soft materials the problem is stopping them turning whilst they are tightened up. I think you are referring to a jack nut which expands from behind whilst being tightened.
Forgot to say thanks for your input though Andy
That's a good enough reason Dave. Twas just an idea I threw in the pot.
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