Disco 2 Rear access ladder install

Landshandy · Dec 5, 2015

hi gents,

I've bought a http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-STC50134BP

Rear ladder and gone to install it and it says (shows a picture) of a rivet gun. Anyway I can do this without one?

Landshandy · Dec 5, 2015

Also annoyingly when I went to square it up the bottom part overlaps the license plate

scstp · Dec 5, 2015

Fitted mine a few weeks ago, had to cut some of the registration plate away. You also need a special rivnet gun in order to fit, not a rivet gun. Borrow one from your local garage. Pete.

neilly · Dec 5, 2015

Rivnuts can be attached using a bolt and nuts to tighten them up and fix them in place. Have a look on youtube, plenty of how to's on there for it. But it can be a PITA, the special gun makes it easier to do obviously.

Landshandy · Dec 5, 2015

Cheers guys, I can honestly say that not one single job, big or small on my td5 has gone without being a pain in the ass. Consequently the special rivet gun may be my friend!

scstp said:
Fitted mine a few weeks ago, had to cut some of the registration plate away. You also need a special rivnet gun in order to fit, not a rivet gun. Borrow one from your local garage. Pete.

Hi Pete,
Do you know the name of said special rivet gun?

Thomo1927 · Dec 5, 2015

From 3.00 mins on ,Have a look

Jam1 · Dec 6, 2015

Landshandy said:
Cheers guys, I can honestly say that not one single job, big or small on my td5 has gone without being a pain in the ass. Consequently the special rivet gun may be my friend!

Hi Pete,
Do you know the name of said special rivet gun?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4mm-8mm-T...673678?hash=item58d1d75ace:g:r~QAAOxyTP1SOD44

neilly · Dec 6, 2015

Jam1 said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4mm-8mm-T...673678?hash=item58d1d75ace:g:r~QAAOxyTP1SOD44

Is 8mm big enough???

Landshandy · Dec 6, 2015

Cheers gents, good video (no sound for some reason) and thanks for the eBay link. Ordered and will be on next weeks job

steve's P38 RR · Dec 6, 2015

I used normal rivets in the top 2 fixings and s/s nuts and bolts in the lower 2, need to different lengths as one goes though the inner and outer skins of the door and other only the other skin. I also had to move my number plate down.

vilguy · Dec 6, 2015

Fitted mine today with no problems

my registration plate was also in the way... so rather than cut it and make it look crap, I just moved it down 5mm like any sane person would do....

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