just remember to slide them back in and tighten up the nuts  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

If any one is thinking of fitting the Side Steps or Tubes and are concerned about the Rivnut they could try this
http://www.fjr1300.info/howto/rivnut-tool.html p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Well I fitted a set of side tubes today, it took about an hour and a half for the first side and about 30 minutes for the second, I found the worst bit was removing those six retaining screws/clips from each side and then finding where I'd left my socket set, before and after pics in my gallery, I was going to take some as I was going along but got carried away.

A similar experience to mine then, how did you set the rivnuts? Also did you get all the press-stud thingies clicked back together? tricky little suckers arnt they  At work
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chicken george wrote:

A similar experience to mine then, how did you set the rivnuts? Also did you get all the press-stud thingies clicked back together? tricky little suckers arnt they

vectis wrote:

I found a ratchet rivnut gun lying around at work in the r&d department

shh dont tell everyone they will all want to borrow it  At work
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Rivnuts were quite simple even without the proper Rivnut Setter. Got to agree with CG on the "Tricky Little Suckers" probably the most time consuming part, also with vectis on the time one and half hours for the first then 30 mins for the second. Fitted a lot easier than I was led to believe glad I didn't pay for it to be done. p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

got the replacement bars fitted this evening, replacing the brackets rivnut that had popped out was simple

Firstly i found my mobile, and went to its address book and call my good friend Richard the RAC man, borrowed his rivnut tool and bolted in the new nut Nice and secure it was to as i thought with it been pulled out it would have maybe enlarged the hole

Well new bars all sorted and the others just need a coat of paint on the scrapes and they be ready for Keilder forrest Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

You can always tell Land Rovers owners, they are the ones who know the RAC people well  At work
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has it fallen off yet? At work
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no it seems to be still nice and secure, well it was on Saterday morning when i was washing my car

Did you know when you wash your car in the cold the water freeze's on it  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

piece of piece to fit, Picked up some genuine Land Rover ones on fleabay for under £80, couple of hours to fit, Rivet nuts a bit of a bas to fit. I drilled a bit of steel bar put this between the bolt head and the rivnut held it firm against the car and just tightened it, A few turns and it tightened just fine.

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did you saw the handle off the riv-nut tool? At work
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