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

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

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migor	migor posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 7	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!
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	So you've made a bonnet? How does the factory one attach? If it needs a threaded insert, I would use a nutsert or a rivnut.
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	Cannot stand riv nuts. For composites, always something along the lines of big head bonding fasteners. It's easy to make your own if you're on a budget
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Dravis	Dravis posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Watch the EC bonnet making tutorial on the Tube ... part three deals with bonding on fasteners ... I normally use home made ones.. I have a friend who Tig welds stainless bolt studs to small plates made from 1 - 2 mm stainless steel sheet "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-) Edited 11 Years Ago by Dravis
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	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. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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