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Daddylonglegs - 30/3/12 at 10:39 AM

I'm starting to put the last few bits of trim on the car ready for the IVA. What is the normal way guys cover up the adjustment nuts on the tie-bars? I heard that heatshrink is no longer an option?

Also, I have made a modification to the nosecone and fibre glassed in a flat area at the bottom to put the number plate. As there is no plate at the moment it has edges that will probably be a fail with the IVA gadget so any ideas or am I worrying unecessarily?

Thanks.

JB

designer - 30/3/12 at 10:54 AM

Shrink wrap is available but has to go on while the steering arms are dissembled. If the suspension is complete you can, like I have done, put some central hearing pipe insulation around it.

Daddylonglegs - 30/3/12 at 11:06 AM

I did think about plumbing foam, but I thought they would complain as it is not 'permanent'?

Ben_Copeland - 30/3/12 at 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
I did think about plumbing foam, but I thought they would complain as it is not 'permanent'?



I don't think they allow it, suppose it depends how it's fixed and covered

blakep82 - 30/3/12 at 11:20 AM

i seem to remember self amalgamating tape being used by people on here before?? the stuff you stretch slightly and wrap on, and it sort of melts into itself.
can't remember the outcome at s/iva though, but i imagine it looks more permanant than most other things
or another one was (i think this is what they're called) electric cable glands? but they seem to have hexangonal nut things on them too...

tilly819 - 30/3/12 at 12:04 PM

self amegameating tape is not suitable not is shrink rap as ifit were removed by a garage it would not be re fitted (one of my own iva fail points)

i used a pair of SWA wire gland covers on each of the rack adjusters (looks pucka)
and the rubber dust cover from a ball joint to cover the exposed locking nuts on the upper wishbone ball joint

both of these items can be bought from ebay for penuts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=swa+gland+20mm&_sacat=0&_odkw=swa+gland&_osacat=0&_from=R40

The black plasitc bit, (2 per side) you can get them seperatly but carnt remember were

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=ball+joint+cover+&_sacat=0&_odkw=swa+gland+20mm&_osacat=0&_from=R40

and those


you can just about see what i mean in a couple of pictures on this page
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=6867&page=5


hope this helps

tilly

[Edited on 30/3/12 by tilly819]