Boot luggage cover fallen apart

Pbondar · Post by **Pbondar** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:48 pm

Countersunk Allen headed bolts with nylocs IMHO…preferably in stainless

RobbiZ4 · Post by **RobbiZ4** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:51 pm

M5x25 fits exactly
M5x30 is a length for an additional washer

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Big Bad Boris · Post by **Big Bad Boris** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:05 pm

Will M5 30 be long enough for a nyloc bolt?

Big Bad Boris · Post by **Big Bad Boris** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:06 pm

I mean a nyloc nut of course

SpiketheBike · Post by **SpiketheBike** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:58 pm

I've used superglue on mine. First, I just glued the obvious contact points. Didn't last long. Glued all edges, and this has held for several months. If it fails again, I'll try the drill and bolt method.

Zed Baron · Post by **Zed Baron** » Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:44 am

Yep went down the three bolt route, that was five years ago and never a problem since. Do a nice job of it and it looks OEM

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:24 pm

I used carriage bolts, can be had from Wilco store, came with nuts bolts and washers.
Makes a nice strong joint and doesn't look out of place.

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Big Bad Boris · Post by **Big Bad Boris** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:13 am

Ebay delivered the countersunk bolts and nylocs this morning in the recommended sizes and with a little careful drilling and screwing looks like I am back in business

. Seems pretty secure initially, but will see how it goes and maybe add some superglue to the mix if it does loosen over time. The other side seems to be pretty solid…so have left well alone for now.

Thanks to Andy, Pete and Robbi for their help and suggestions on solving this one relatively painlessly.

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RobbiZ4 · Post by **RobbiZ4** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:54 am

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:32 pm

PointedMarlin · Post by **PointedMarlin** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:00 pm

Mines just gone

I’ll be using all the information from this thread going for countersunk Allen option

A question for those that have done this …the holes you drilled - were they where the plastic clipped together & if not did you need to drill holes through the parcels shelf as well? I assume you would have to?

Cheers

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:16 pm

PointedMarlin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:00 pm Mines just gone

I’ll be using all the information from this thread going for countersunk Allen option

A question for those that have done this …the holes you drilled - were they where the plastic clipped together & if not did you need to drill holes through the parcels shelf as well? I assume you would have to?

Cheers

Martin, should just be the brackets that need drilled as the holes should already be in the shelf as per BBB’s 2nd picture

PointedMarlin · Post by **PointedMarlin** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:24 pm

So I might be being a little thick here but I’m not actually looking at it in front of me but I’m assuming the best was to drill is essentially from inside the 2 pieces outwards using the plastic as a guide point for drilling then the m5 25mm bolts should just slide through the holes that pre exist in the Paracelsus shelf

PointedMarlin · Post by **PointedMarlin** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:22 pm

Well once I’d got home I took both pieces inside to have a good look. I suspect it had been superglued previously as it just looked to have that whiteish faded glue effect. So I have glued it as a temporary fix with gorilla glue - best superglue I’ve ever used - & will buy some countersunk bolts as a back up option for when it goes again.

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:18 pm

PointedMarlin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:24 pm So I might be being a little thick here but I’m not actually looking at it in front of me but I’m assuming the best was to drill is essentially from inside the 2 pieces outwards using the plastic as a guide point for drilling then the m5 25mm bolts should just slide through the holes that pre exist in the Paracelsus shelf

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