[amustangrocks]

when i got my car, the 2 special mounting nuts were missing and the panel was warped from being off so long. i bought 2 new nuts from fords for some silly price and they didnt hold at all onto the taillight stud. the sloppy panel really bothered me.( one of those little things that drive you nuts!!) so i modified fords nuts to work like they should. some guys have installed washers on the ones that do grab, because they bottom out before they snug up the panel but i fixed that too. it worked great and looks factory.
1) clamped the plastic nut in a vice and cut off 5/16" with a hacksaw
2) cleaned it up on the grinder and reamed it by hand w/5/16" drillbit
3) used 2 alum inserts from 2216 aluminum arrow shafts( archery)
4) drill the insert with 5mm(or #9) drillbit and tapped with 6mmx1.00
5) pressed the insert into the plastic nut in vice( could use some epoxy, but the insert fit great)
6) put a little anti-seiz on the stud and screwed them on

[Torch_Vert]

Nice work!

You could probably make a few bucks selling these (just sell the tapped inserts and let people press them in themselves). The stock factory fasteners are worse than useless...

[amustangrocks]

Originally Posted by Torch_Vert

Nice work!

You could probably make a few bucks selling these (just sell the tapped inserts and let people press them in themselves). The stock factory fasteners are worse than useless...

thanks. hmmm, not a bad idea,lol. " mikes trunk panel wing nut insert company", i like it i didnt realize how crappy that set up was till i had a tail light bulb out and bought the new nuts. last weekend another turn signal went out and i said thats it, need a fix. was gonna fabricate a whole new nut but thought of the inserts, perfect fit.

[burnrubber4.0]

yea, who uses aluminum arrows anymore anyways right?

[amustangrocks]

Originally Posted by burnrubber4.0

yea, who uses aluminum arrows anymore anyways right?

heyyyy, not only do i but i shoot a 65 lb recurve too ( thus the 2216 shafts)

[burnrubber4.0]

haha.....i used to shoot recurve but i moved to compund a few yrs ago. got me a hoyt razortec. made the switch to carbon arrows as well.....probably the best thing iv ever done. theyre either striaght or theyre broke and they shoot so much better.

[NCV6stang]

How did you shoot the arrow into the opening ? Fired from front seat ?.....sorry, had to ask. Great fix to an annoying problem. Would try but I do not have the tools or ability.