Headlight nuts? What are they called...

1. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #1 3rd October 2011, 13:49

   Right, Im sure people have at least one of these on the car and know its a hassle to have to use standard nuts because the Citroen ones that are attached to the car are rusty or keep spinning.
   
   They are attached to the body work and they are almost like a split pin but they have a thread on them to screw your bolts into them for example the headlights.
   
   Any idea where I can get these from? As I need to replace a few of them and my Citroen dealer never has any parts tbh.
2. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #2 3rd October 2011, 13:58

   I can't remember what these look like dude but the hole that they screw into - is it threaded at all? If so why not just buy some stainless M6(8) bolts from Screwfix and replace them all.
   
   If there's no thread at all I really wouldn't know where to start other than Citroen themselves.
3. user_55186 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Wirral Posts: 280 desire

   #3 3rd October 2011, 15:14

   These things?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Can't remember what they are called though
4. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #4 3rd October 2011, 15:17

   Oooh ok, you get these with speakers etc but on a smaller scale.
   
   Take one into halfords bud or failing that just get some new nuts and bolts. Might even improve the appearance a bit
5. user_55186 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Wirral Posts: 280 desire

   #5 3rd October 2011, 15:31

   Found them in Halfrauds, U-Type nut
   
   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_255228
6. user_55186 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Wirral Posts: 280 desire

   #6 3rd October 2011, 15:34

   Bigger range here
   
   http://www.bresco.com/acatalog/Spire...__U__type.html
7. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #7 3rd October 2011, 16:51

   No thats not them Bosax
   
   Yes mate they are threaded, and because using nuts are a nightmare due to the angle of some of them.
8. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #8 3rd October 2011, 16:55

   I think these are them,
   
   
9. Sam-w Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Burntwood Posts: 129 Corsa VXR Arctic

   #9 3rd October 2011, 18:12

   Pretty sure they are called captive nuts
10. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

    #10 3rd October 2011, 18:29

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mango_Wes No thats not them Bosax Yes mate they are threaded, and because using nuts are a nightmare due to the angle of some of them.

    Not only that, in some places its very hard to even get a hand in to hold a nut in place.
    
    Though if you manage it, with new shiny bolts they look nice
11. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

    #11 3rd October 2011, 18:37

    Captive nuts, good idea until the securing legs rust and allow it to spin.
    Have to make sure you get the correct size and not just the thread part but the outside else you will end up fileing the holes out.
12. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #12 3rd October 2011, 19:58

    i used coach bolts on mine cus the look realy tidy from the front