Dave Bailey
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 06:26 PM |
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Windscreen fitting....
So after cracking my screen I now have all the replacement parts to rebuild the screen new frame and glass... I have a dilemma do I drill the front
face of the frame and fit press studs in case I get a roof made or drill it later? If I do fit the press studs now any tips? How many and pop rivet or
screw?
Thanks
Dave B
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 06:54 PM |
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If you think there is any chance you may add a hood at some later stage then it's certainly worth fitting the press studs to the top of the
screen frame at this stage before you put the glass in.
I used the suggested number of 7 studs on the GBS Zero screen frame I used which seems about right.
Use decent rivets and if necessary make up a small spacer for the head of your rivet gun to go between the rivet gun and the actual rivet so that you
can be sure of getting the rivet head right into the centre of the press stud.
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:03 PM |
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Thanks for the advice......
Dave B
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:05 PM |
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If it's any help I drilled and tapped the screen frame to take small stainless socket head screws to hold my hood fittings with the glass out of
the frame . Used Locktite on the screws and after securing them I used a cut off disc in a Dremel to cut the excess off the screws inside the groove
for the glass, Far better than rivets IMHO
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:26 PM |
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Not sure how much space you have but on a wesfield screen they put in a row of rivenuts to fit screw in Tenex (?) studs; much better than pop
fastners. Also this would give you the option of using an awning rail for a leak proof half hood..
Dan
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:33 PM |
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Dan,
Good idea.... On the top of the screen or on the front face? Do you know what size m3? And how many?
Thanks
Dave B
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Westy1994
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:36 PM |
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Same dilemma last year, when I was trying to decide whether or not to remove the glass to fit the studs ( screen frame came with glass fitted),
chickened out in the end and went for channel and overcentre clips instead ( neater too IMO), so in your instance I would drill now and at least you
have them ready for a hood when needed.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Bailey
Dan,
Good idea.... On the top of the screen or on the front face? Do you know what size m3? And how many?
Thanks
Dave B
Front face. Not sure of size depends on tenex fastener might be BA hopefully not, u2u if you want the faster supplier I needed some spares I am sure
they will know the thread size. Might also be in Woolies trim catalogue.....
Dan
[Edited on 1/4/13 by Bluemoon]
[Edited on 1/4/13 by Bluemoon]
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 07:59 PM |
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Dan,
Thanks... I have a metric only rivnut tool so will have a search for metric tenex.....
Dave B
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