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Snap-off

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:12 PM Reply With Quote
How to cover this for SVA?

Hi Guys,
Any suggestions welcomed for ideas on how to cover the headlight bolt and nut for SVA.
I intended to crop it and use a plastic nut cover with a hole but the nut is 5/8'' and I can only find metric nut covers

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JeffHs

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:20 PM Reply With Quote
I couldn't find a cover to fit the nuts on my botttom ball joint so I used a small cover on the exposed thread and a grommet stretched round the hexagon.
Mr SVA failed me on all sorts of other things but seemed happy with that.

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Guinness

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:21 PM Reply With Quote
I slotted a metric nut cover that was about the right size, made a hole in the end for the cable to come out, then wrapped the lot in some black electrical tape to about 1" down the conduit.

HTH

Mike






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Agriv8

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:24 PM Reply With Quote
Rubber foot from an old dears walking stick.

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Snap-off

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:33 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks guys,
Some good ideas for me to think about.

Steven.

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jabbahutt

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:49 PM Reply With Quote
what about the rubber boot things that go over the nut and gubbins on a junction box?

They sell them in B&Q and come in different sizes. You could cut the end off to allow fitment and then use a tie wrap

Sorry the gubbins is called a gland and apparently the bit I'm thinking of is a gland boot.

Might help, hope it does.

Nigel






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smart51

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:58 PM Reply With Quote
I cut a large nut cover so I could get it round the bolt without removing the wire and stuck it on with a blob of PU. They are still there 3 years on.
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richardh

posted on 24/6/08 at 01:59 PM Reply With Quote
i did the immediate above with black silicone sealant
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coozer

posted on 24/6/08 at 02:00 PM Reply With Quote
I have just the job here, I'll send a pic when i get home later.
U2 me your address and I'll post a couple out.

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designer

posted on 24/6/08 at 03:13 PM Reply With Quote
Why not just shorten it?
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coozer

posted on 24/6/08 at 04:44 PM Reply With Quote
These are what i've used


I chopped mine down slightly because I removed a bit of the thread on the headlamp. Can easily be trimmed to size. Cut a hole in the nipple end for the wiring.

Sorted!

Steve





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Snap-off

posted on 24/6/08 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
Excellent! Just the job!
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tks

posted on 24/6/08 at 08:34 PM Reply With Quote
what is it..??

i need 2 of them to..







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