Re: OEM Trunk cover
Originally Posted by
D&NIS
Can anyone make a simple drawing of the brackets.. how big they are, and where and how big the holes are.
I mean the brackets that are bolted on the rear lightings, and the hooks that keep the screen in place.
Thanks in advance !!!
I made the drawings a long time ago and they are here somewhere.
I had to search them out in my files and re-post them here. Adapter, hooks and straps added to this post.
They are a left hand and a right handed parts, except the adapter.
I take it you have the instructions of how to install the cover. I have included that here as well.
Click here (modified for direct download)
The adapters could be made without the self tapping feature, in that case the two holes in the rear of the bulkhead could be tapped M16-1,5 (or 5/8-18 UNF) and the adapters just screwed in. This is probably the best idea. It is best to use the finer thread pitch as the sheet metal of the bulkhead is not too thick.
M12 (1/2-13 UNC) is the inside thread.
I think that the adapters could be made from M16-1,5 or 5/8-18 UNF socket cap screws of a suitable length and the inside threads added by drilling and tapping. It may save some work, I am not too sure if they would have to be annealed to make the tapping easier, industrial quality tools should do it OK without this step. No big deal anyway. The heads of the cap screws may be a bit short, but a washers should add the extra height.
Last edited by onehundred80; Sep 3, 2013 at 09:02 AM.