Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

Butterflies don't have nuts!

"Patrick" <pat.guarnaccia@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> butterfly nuts??
>
> "Ed J." <ej_000@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> t0f0u0tnf00kskpdhn4umjhomt7r8as375@4ax.com...
>> "matt" <emailmatt9@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I just recently got a hide a trunk off of ebay. It came with the bolts
>>>that attach the trunk to the tub, but no nuts for the tub.
>>>
>>>I called the local dealer, and he couldn't find a part # for me.
>>>Can anybody help me on this one?
>>>
>>>thanks, matt
>>
>> Matt - I got mine at the local hardware store. You know those displays
>> with al the hardware in plastic drawers? They were in there. They have
>> a name but it escapes me at the moment. What your looking for is a
>> little rubber plug that looks like a top hat. At the "top" of the top
>> hat is a nut. You stick the plug into the hole in the tub, then when
>> you put the bolt in, it threads through the nut, pulls it back, which
>> expands the rubber so that it doesn't pull back out of the hole.
>> Hope that explanation helps. I think I have some extras in the garage
>> - email me if you need a picture of one. I know I ended up buy a
>> couple different sizes because I wasn't sure what fit. They were only
>> a couple cents each.
>> -Ed
>
>

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

Butterflies don't have nuts!

"Patrick" <pat.guarnaccia@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:cj_Dd.82941$P%3.2652174@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> butterfly nuts??
>
> "Ed J." <ej_000@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> t0f0u0tnf00kskpdhn4umjhomt7r8as375@4ax.com...
>> "matt" <emailmatt9@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I just recently got a hide a trunk off of ebay. It came with the bolts
>>>that attach the trunk to the tub, but no nuts for the tub.
>>>
>>>I called the local dealer, and he couldn't find a part # for me.
>>>Can anybody help me on this one?
>>>
>>>thanks, matt
>>
>> Matt - I got mine at the local hardware store. You know those displays
>> with al the hardware in plastic drawers? They were in there. They have
>> a name but it escapes me at the moment. What your looking for is a
>> little rubber plug that looks like a top hat. At the "top" of the top
>> hat is a nut. You stick the plug into the hole in the tub, then when
>> you put the bolt in, it threads through the nut, pulls it back, which
>> expands the rubber so that it doesn't pull back out of the hole.
>> Hope that explanation helps. I think I have some extras in the garage
>> - email me if you need a picture of one. I know I ended up buy a
>> couple different sizes because I wasn't sure what fit. They were only
>> a couple cents each.
>> -Ed
>
>

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

Butterflies don't have nuts!

"Patrick" <pat.guarnaccia@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:cj_Dd.82941$P%3.2652174@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> butterfly nuts??
>
> "Ed J." <ej_000@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> t0f0u0tnf00kskpdhn4umjhomt7r8as375@4ax.com...
>> "matt" <emailmatt9@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I just recently got a hide a trunk off of ebay. It came with the bolts
>>>that attach the trunk to the tub, but no nuts for the tub.
>>>
>>>I called the local dealer, and he couldn't find a part # for me.
>>>Can anybody help me on this one?
>>>
>>>thanks, matt
>>
>> Matt - I got mine at the local hardware store. You know those displays
>> with al the hardware in plastic drawers? They were in there. They have
>> a name but it escapes me at the moment. What your looking for is a
>> little rubber plug that looks like a top hat. At the "top" of the top
>> hat is a nut. You stick the plug into the hole in the tub, then when
>> you put the bolt in, it threads through the nut, pulls it back, which
>> expands the rubber so that it doesn't pull back out of the hole.
>> Hope that explanation helps. I think I have some extras in the garage
>> - email me if you need a picture of one. I know I ended up buy a
>> couple different sizes because I wasn't sure what fit. They were only
>> a couple cents each.
>> -Ed
>
>

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

I've seen moth balls, you've just got pry their little legs apart.
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SteveBrady wrote:
>
> Butterflies don't have nuts!

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

I've seen moth balls, you've just got pry their little legs apart.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

SteveBrady wrote:
>
> Butterflies don't have nuts!

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

I've seen moth balls, you've just got pry their little legs apart.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

SteveBrady wrote:
>
> Butterflies don't have nuts!

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

>What your looking for is a
> little rubber plug that looks like a top hat. At the "top" of the top
> hat is a nut. You stick the plug into the hole in the tub, then when
> you put the bolt in, it threads through the nut, pulls it back, which
> expands the rubber so that it doesn't pull back out of the hole.

It's called a "well nut".
My local ACE hardware stocks them

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

>What your looking for is a
> little rubber plug that looks like a top hat. At the "top" of the top
> hat is a nut. You stick the plug into the hole in the tub, then when
> you put the bolt in, it threads through the nut, pulls it back, which
> expands the rubber so that it doesn't pull back out of the hole.

It's called a "well nut".
My local ACE hardware stocks them

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

>What your looking for is a
> little rubber plug that looks like a top hat. At the "top" of the top
> hat is a nut. You stick the plug into the hole in the tub, then when
> you put the bolt in, it threads through the nut, pulls it back, which
> expands the rubber so that it doesn't pull back out of the hole.

It's called a "well nut".
My local ACE hardware stocks them

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: where to find fasteners for hide-a-trunk
 

"Jp Davis" <jp_yj@hotmailBITCH.com> wrote:

>Anchor? Sort of like an anchor you would use in your wall for a heavy
>picture? (obviously not a hard plastic one, just the same style of
>operation)
>

They're called wellnuts!
Here's a picture:

http://www.desmoparts.com/ducati/wellnut/wellnut.htm