Norfolk nails
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:24 pm...are such things still available, or something close to the originals?
Cheers
Jon
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Jon
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:24 pmRe: Norfolk nails
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:38 pmOK, I'll ask.... what the heck are "Norfolk nails"??
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 4:27 pmOh, the things which look like black plastic rawlplugs into which is inserted a cross between a screw and an annular ring shank nail which are used to secure various fitments into plastic Lotus bodyshells of a certain age and which have become known as 'Norfolk nails' after the location of the factory in which they were used in considerable numbers 
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:25 pm
Do you mean scrivets?
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:46 pmThe new Yamaha ones are best built, Subaru and Volvo also have nice ones.
The generic cheapies are rubbish, may as well use disposable.
The generic cheapies are rubbish, may as well use disposable.
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:23 pmRe: Norfolk nails
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 5:28 pmNone on my car as far as I recall. Weren't these introduced in the 80s or 90's? Certainly after the Elan was out of production...
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:06 pmUsed to fix the seat back board to the frame.
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:32 pmCertainly used on S4 seat backs, Sue Miller still has them!
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:35 pmAh yes......
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:57 pm
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:50 amh20hamelan wrote:
Those are the guys!
I would ideally like something which looks like the original nails rather then the modern scrivets.
....I'll have a chat with Sue and see if she knows of anything
Re: Norfolk nails
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:10 pmjono wrote:I would ideally like something which looks like the original nails rather then the modern scrivets.
I had a couple missing and iirc I used some that have a push only top which is almost undistinguishable once in place, like the ones to attach the windshield to BMW series 6 fairing
- BMW R90S windshield rivet
possibly similar to
https://catalog.efc-intl.com/viewitems/plastic-/r-lok-standard-plastic-expansion-rivets
If the fit is right they hold quite tight, soapy water may help to get them in - protruding remnant may be cut flush with a razor blade if need be. One might be able to take them out by pushing the central locking rod all the way through, with a filed flat nail of just about the same diameter, but this does not always work.
I don't recall if I got them from Sue...