Sizing Helicoil inserts for the bonnet and headlight pods

PostPost by: vincereynard » Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:29 pm

Rivnuts are excellent generally but I have not found them that successful in Fibreglass.

Tightening them up sufficient to hold tends to crush it. Especially it the panel is not flat.
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PostPost by: alan.barker » Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:22 pm

They would be in the hole drilled in the Bobbin.
. But i think stainless keyed Insert would be better
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