Author Topic: Replaced the broken plastic studs for the bumper.  (Read 923 times)

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Replaced the broken plastic studs for the bumper.
« on: 21 December 2023, 04:33:52 PM »
the two plastic fasteners along the top of the bumper on the 2007 9-5 have fallen apart.  Two small bits of plastic that I couldn't reliably find on eBay, etc.  I bought some years ago and they were the wrong size...

So today, I realised I had the perfect solution in the shed!  Some small well nuts.  They are rubber with an internal brass thread and they expand as the screw goes in.  They work! :)
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Re: Replaced the broken plastic studs for the bumper.
« Reply #1 on: 23 December 2023, 10:34:13 AM »
So today, I realised I had the perfect solution in the shed!  Some small well nuts.  They are rubber with an internal brass thread and they expand as the screw goes in.  They work! :)

So glorious when that happens. Especially when you're always told "why on earth do you keep all that junk, it's no use to anyone ..."

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Re: Replaced the broken plastic studs for the bumper.
« Reply #2 on: 27 December 2023, 02:30:01 PM »
I used stainless rivnuts and M6 screws for mine :)

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Re: Replaced the broken plastic studs for the bumper.
« Reply #3 on: 29 December 2023, 02:29:13 PM »
I have those for the underside splitter & 9000 bodykit

They are available new from Bill, though I do have a few on the shelf from cars I have broken. They are different to the interior fixings, with a more dimpled pattern.
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