06Torch
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I bought a rear Saleen PJ rear window louver (the big black one) from eBay a year or so ago.
They look like these.
They didn't come with mounting brackets or hardware. I've spoken to a few Saleen friends and they say that the brackets are made from 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 sheet metal "plates" that have a bolt poking out from it's center. There's also a strip of Velcro that runs at the top of the window for added security.
I don't have a welding machine and I would like to make these on my own if possible. A member here offered to sell me brackets made of plastic but that didn't seem to secure for me. I could possibly go as thick as 1/8" - 3/16" on the plates. Any more would lift the louvers too high from the window, IMO. Any ideas as to how I could fasten a bolt to a thin-ish plate and not have it spin free on something that thin without welding? Are there bolts that would fit the bill?
Has anyone had to fab their own brackets?
Thanks all,
Gerardo
They look like these.
They didn't come with mounting brackets or hardware. I've spoken to a few Saleen friends and they say that the brackets are made from 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 sheet metal "plates" that have a bolt poking out from it's center. There's also a strip of Velcro that runs at the top of the window for added security.
I don't have a welding machine and I would like to make these on my own if possible. A member here offered to sell me brackets made of plastic but that didn't seem to secure for me. I could possibly go as thick as 1/8" - 3/16" on the plates. Any more would lift the louvers too high from the window, IMO. Any ideas as to how I could fasten a bolt to a thin-ish plate and not have it spin free on something that thin without welding? Are there bolts that would fit the bill?
Has anyone had to fab their own brackets?
Thanks all,
Gerardo
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