Andrew Dent Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 I had my drivers side rear wheel arch knocked off on Saturday, and it pulled half of the inserts out, leaving a set of larger holes. How are these things usually repaired. To do teh job properly is a reskin required. dont know the score with insurance yet. Would like to get them to pay for it. Andrew 3 wheels on my 7 ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Bucket Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Andrew, I had exactly the same problem when I hit a chicane at Hethel. I used the sort or raw-plug designed for plasterboard (they sell them at B&Q) to plug the hole and then a long self-tapping screw. This was obviously a cheap and quick repair as I had another track day three days later. Not sure what the professional alternative is other than a full reskin. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Reskin sounds a bit excessive would have thought a good specialist could Alloy weld the holes and redrill, I was talking to a bodyshop the other day about filling holes left by a roll cage, he reckoned they could do it and I'd never know If you want a quote try Motomarque 01932 562788 ask for Martinn O'Leary Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Andrew do a search on this there is a lot of good info on old posts even plastic bolts to stop this happening fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 B&Q do a rubber kinda bung with an M6 bolt going through it . The rubber bung should fit in the now expanded hole , as you do up the bolt the rubber bung expands larger thn the hole and holds the wing on . I've had 3 of these on since my wing removal last year . They are in the Giant B&Q stores with the nuts and bolts for a couple of ££ you get 4 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Smith Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 Those rubber thingees are called Rawl-Nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 When you put the wing back on, Caterham do a plastic type bolt fixing as opposed to the std metal one, which means the bolts shear and minimise the damage ( although depending how hard you hit the chicane you may still dent the ali ) Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 use a bigger rivnut. just drill the hole out until a rivnut of appropriate size fits then use plastic bolts to hold the wind on. if they are big you'll need to part saw through the plastic bolt to ensure it brakes rather than the wing. in extreme cases rivet a small sheet of ali over the hole and drill that to take a rivnut. HOOPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R500 CYA Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Agree with Anthony, He was at Hethel with me when I lost my rear wing through the chicane. Fortunately the wing was held on with plastic nuts which sheared and no damage was done to the aluminium. Thoroughly recommended. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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