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Helicoils or what? How do i inser it? Help please :)

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By migor - 9/13/2014 8:48:20 AM

Hi!
I bought some carbon fiber and made my mould and so on.
But i could not see now when I got to the problem. That how do
I insert helicoils or some thing like it to be able to get the hood onto my car?
Without cracking the part or making the metal start to corrosion.

Sorry for my bad english.

Thanks for your help! Smile
By Warren (Staff) - 9/15/2014 12:22:21 PM

ultimately there are loads of different methods you can use.

You have to bear in mind that composites generally will not take a thread and generally do not like point loading forces.

With that in mind, items like bighead fasteners are ideal as they solve both issues, however repair washers, home made bigheads etc can be equally as effective.