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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: willni on October 14, 2018, 08:56:23 pm

Title: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: willni on October 14, 2018, 08:56:23 pm
Is it possible to slightly open the bottom of the doorskin to get a dropped bolt out? or is it a case of removing the whole skin?
Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: Carpy25 on October 14, 2018, 09:14:07 pm
I doubt if you will get a wide enough gap to get a bolt out and the skin is very thin you risk bending it is it a case of you need the bolt ? Buy another or is it rattling about and annoying you if so try stopping the rattle with a magnet 👍🏼

Rob
Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: willni on October 14, 2018, 09:21:53 pm
Quote from: Carpy25 on October 14, 2018, 09:14:07 pm
I doubt if you will get a wide enough gap to get a bolt out and the skin is very thin you risk bending it is it a case of you need the bolt ? Buy another or is it rattling about and annoying you if so try stopping the rattle with a magnet 👍🏼

Rob

Thanks! More trying to find and stop rattles, I'll just wait 2 weeks until I take it off the road for winter and dismantle it.
Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: 4ndy on October 18, 2018, 06:59:04 pm
Quote from: willni on October 14, 2018, 09:21:53 pm
Quote from: Carpy25 on October 14, 2018, 09:14:07 pm
I doubt if you will get a wide enough gap to get a bolt out and the skin is very thin you risk bending it is it a case of you need the bolt ? Buy another or is it rattling about and annoying you if so try stopping the rattle with a magnet 👍🏼

Rob

Thanks! More trying to find and stop rattles, I'll just wait 2 weeks until I take it off the road for winter and dismantle it.
Do you know the screws holding the skins on are of different thread lengths. They replacing correctly
Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: pudding on October 19, 2018, 03:09:47 pm
Indeed  :happy2:

Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: willni on October 19, 2018, 08:38:07 pm
Quote from: 4ndy on October 18, 2018, 06:59:04 pm
Do you know the screws holding the skins on are of different thread lengths. They replacing correctly
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Thanks for the heads up! Will be getting a bolt organiser for the job
Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: 4ndy on October 19, 2018, 08:54:26 pm
Quote from: willni on October 19, 2018, 08:38:07 pm
Quote from: 4ndy on October 18, 2018, 06:59:04 pm
Do you know the screws holding the skins on are of different thread lengths. They replacing correctly

Thanks for the heads up! Will be getting a bolt organiser for the job
[/quote]There's a high spec screw organiser in the vid Mr Pudding posted above :happy2:
Title: Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
Post by: willni on October 19, 2018, 10:36:20 pm
Quote from: 4ndy on October 19, 2018, 08:54:26 pm
There's a high spec screw organiser in the vid Mr Pudding posted above :happy2:

Knowing my luck I'd accidentally kick that space age tech lol, are the window seals easily enough changed? Rear back door window is letting in a little moisture so would be a good time of year for me to change it too, the windows seem to be able to be pushed in about 1-3 mm which is worrying.