Think you're the first to do this type of fix. Got any photos of the Rivnut installed?
I wish I had taken photos, but no, I don’t. If you literally just drill through the center of the original hood stud, make a hole, and the riv nut will drop right into place.
wow looks like a great fix, i am no where near experienced enough to do this myself abut ill keep this in mind in case my performance shop doesnt know what to do tommorow morning, thanks!Hey all I have just been through this. planned to drill down the bolt, tap it out, re-thread it, and put in a double sided bolt so I can retain the some washer/nut. Turns out what's under there is a bolt and washer welded together so not thick enough...
Plan B. drill out hole and use a M6 riv nut, then double sided m6 stud from ace hardware...
I then screwed the hem nut back on and used a paint pen to paint it up. looks like new!!
My performance shop said they can’t weld the bolt back on, I know this is possible obviously cause you guys did it. So does anyone know a welder in the miami area that I can go to? I would appreciate all the help I can get.
Let me know how it goes with your shop. I’m also in Miami and maybe I can help. I’m not a professional mechanic by any means though. I just went through the situation myself…
How did u fix it and did it turn out well? Because my shop even though they say they can fix it I’d feel better taking it to someone who actually did the exact same thing themselves.
