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What is this bit called and what do you think about my rust?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:56 pm
by fearlessphil
Rite im doing a bit of a rest on my touring at the same time as doing an engine swap and in striping the front end there is loads of these little clips
What are they called? im sure you will be able to buy them some whee other that BMW but without knowing what they are called its kinda hard!
secondly after bit of a go over with a wire brush the front paned is a little more corroded than i first though and doesnt look to be a simple case of cut, copy and paste a new bit in, what do the think the best way to tackle this would be? it looks a bit far gone for a simple rust treatment!
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:58 pm
by polsta
Speed clips or fasteners, get em cheap on eBay in big multi size packs, and the slam panel- take it back to bare metal
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:00 pm
by fearlessphil
polsta wrote:Speed clips or fasteners, get em cheap on eBay in big multi size packs
cheers dude
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:01 pm
by maggspower
U-nuts, or speed clips is what they are called.
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:01 pm
by Topblag
Clips are for screws to go into. Lights screw into the larger ones.
Can you put a screwdriver through the rusty bits ?
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:40 pm
by fearlessphil
no you cant put a screw driver through not even close but its the seam where its been spot welded that worries me i cant treat in there?
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:45 pm
by DanThe
The seam at the top looks well rotten from the pic, sandblasting will remove the rust, a gun is about £20 off ebay and kiln dried sand is available from your local builders merchants
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:46 pm
by leeparkes
Is that an S50 in the bay?
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:49 pm
by DanThe
Indeedy
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:50 pm
by fearlessphil
yep s50 it is
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:57 pm
by fearlessphil
any ideas on rixing the rusty bit?
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:05 pm
by Fastroad
fearlessphil wrote:any ideas on rixing the rusty bit?
I hope your not talking about the rust on the speed clip, throw that in the bin and buy some shiny new one.
Like the S50. The rust doesn't look too bad, I guess grind it down and see how rusty it is, too rusty = cut and replace
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:06 pm
by Speedtouch
They are also called spire clips.
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:10 pm
by fearlessphil
problem is it looks like a bit to tricky to cut and replace in terms of just fabricating a new peice let alone welding it in!
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:14 pm
by Fastroad
Looks like surface rust anyway from the picture
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:16 pm
by fearlessphil
it the seam that worry's me at the top there its been spot welded
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:24 pm
by DHFiS
What about grinding off the rusty section of the seam until you find solid metal, treating the rust and repainting? It's covered over once all the trim goes back on so no one sees it.
Re: What is this bit called and what do you think about my r
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:35 pm
by fearlessphil
LEve it with me an ill post up a pic of my solution
