Mike - yes that would work but the whole point is to make it look as subtle as possible.
David - that starts to make sense! The bonnet doesn't weigh very much so as long as it is safe from getting breeze under front edge, then I'll look up these rivstuds and R pins which I havent heard of.
M6 would be fine... I was even wondering about M5 size.
I'm now thinking, a top hat-like thing which would screw down over the retained bolt... like a collar with a button on top. In fact, a stronger wider version of what a rivnut looks like!
Bound to be something, I just don't know what I'm looking for yet...
ok, how about a "rubber nut" from the rivnut range, in the tube from the rear?
And just a knurled thumbscrew in from the front, perhaps with fibre or nylon washer against the aluminium?
David - that starts to make sense! The bonnet doesn't weigh very much so as long as it is safe from getting breeze under front edge, then I'll look up these rivstuds and R pins which I havent heard of.
M6 would be fine... I was even wondering about M5 size.
I'm now thinking, a top hat-like thing which would screw down over the retained bolt... like a collar with a button on top. In fact, a stronger wider version of what a rivnut looks like!
Bound to be something, I just don't know what I'm looking for yet...
ok, how about a "rubber nut" from the rivnut range, in the tube from the rear?
And just a knurled thumbscrew in from the front, perhaps with fibre or nylon washer against the aluminium?