 Elusive fog light grill nuts, I have given up and improvised |
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| Harpo |
 Apr 2 2017, 12:26 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None  |
For what seems like forever I have been searching and posting for fog light grill nuts. Several members have been gracious enough to send me some. Some of those worked better that others. I gave up and decided to improvise. Instead of the #8 screw I'm using a M5 "J" nut with an M8 pan head screw with an internal torx drive. I agree that it is overkill but what the hell I'm finally done with my fog light grill install.
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| Harpo |
Apr 2 2017, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
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| Harpo |
Apr 2 2017, 12:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
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| Harpo |
Apr 2 2017, 12:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
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| Dave_Darling |
Apr 2 2017, 12:52 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,151 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I just used clip-on speed nuts I picked up at my hardware store...
--DD |
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| Kansas 914 |
Apr 2 2017, 01:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,999 Joined: 1-March 03 From: Durango, Colorado Member No.: 373 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Apr 2 2017, 12:52 PM)  I just used clip-on speed nuts I picked up at my hardware store... --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| ConeDodger |
Apr 2 2017, 05:04 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 24,002 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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There's this place in Atlanta that will sell them to you. About $1.20 for each screw and clip and $20 shipping. If you're lucky, they'll have all 16 pieces. Otherwise, they'll send you 10 and charge you another $20 when the other 6 pieces come in...
Ask me how I know... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Or, you could just do what Dave did. You might as well, because that place in Atlanta? They're just getting them from McMaster-Carr. |
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| cary |
Apr 2 2017, 10:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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| GeorgeRud |
Apr 3 2017, 08:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
A few u-clip speed nuts and stainless sheet metal screws from my local Ace Hardware worked for me.
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| stugray |
Apr 3 2017, 10:01 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
Ahh You didnt mention the FG bumper in the title.
I have a FG bumper and I JB-welded some "weld nuts" to the back of the bumper while it was off. I had to use the actual covers to get them aligned correctly while the bumper was off the car. That would be impossible with the bumper on the car. |
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