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Plastic lugs / captive nuts for instrument housing

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 07:59
by DWH
Does anyone know where I can get 8 of the plastic screw fixings to fix the wood facia to the instrument and ventilation/heating panels ?

A PO had replaced the originals (which he thankfully kept) with painted ones which were stuck on with glue.

They would look similar to these which I must have taken from a donor for a kit car that I once built.

Image

Thanks

Re: Plastic lugs / captive nuts for instrument housing

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:38
by AndyC
cannot recall what size hole is in the dash (nor can force myself to go and unlock the spares shed anf hunt for a spare dash panel, if it's an 8mm hole then consider these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-X-STANDARD ... _957wt_701

Possibly a closer match
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/25098250 ... sbar&cbt=y

Or these but they don't mention size- I'd guess these would also be available from Rimmer Bros
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-P6-SILL ... _500wt_950

Re: Plastic lugs / captive nuts for instrument housing

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 13:31
by DWH
Thanks Andy

I couldn't find the right search terms on ebay before.

The hole is 7mm square and so I went for these, which you had included.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-x-Plastic- ... 481wt_1185

Thanks again

Re: Plastic lugs / captive nuts for instrument housing

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 08:28
by DWH
Just for other peoples' information, the ones that I bought are fractionally too small. I could have used a bit of insulating tape to reduce the size of the hole and so the captive nuts would be sufficiently firm in the hole for them to work.

I eventually found some which are a perfect fit from www.carspares.co.uk, their part number VANFIX72. They have an Ebay store:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Car-Spares?_trksid=p4340.l2563

which is where I found them. Tel 01992 635585