> herbeam(at)cari.net said:
> > Tonneau cover posts are available with threaded end and nut. What you do is
> > drill a small hole through the second layer of metal in the trunk area...
>On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Paul Heuer wrote:
> Except if the two posts just behind the doors are stripped. Then you
> need a *real* long nut driver :-)
> or you can do what I did:
> 1. Find a shop that has a "Nutsert" tool....
Or if you REALLY want to do it the hard way, use sewing thread
fished through the existing hole to pull a mastic coated nut
up underneath. The thread and mastic hold the nut up while you
get the post threaded, then cut off the thread once tightened.
............................................................
Kevin Meek (kevnmeek(at)netcom.com) Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1A
Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine S3 GT
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