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MG MGF Technical - Door pins/buttons?

Sorry more questions.

Fitted some nice new door cards to my F today and thought While am at it, will fit some nice shiny door pins/ buttons.
The ones I got are threaded but the old plastic ones wont unscrew.
Seen many Fs with them on so How do you fit them ?.

TIA (again).
Mark.L

Look @ http://www.mgfcar.de/door_panel/index.htm

However, it's easier to drill out the thread and adher the Jaguar pins with two component epoxy on the shafts.
Remove old pins with a gripper and cut to correct length at first though.

HTH
Dieter
Dieter K.

hi mark,i fitted some about 3 months ago,they don,t actually unscrew,they are a sort of tight fit but with no screw thread. i used a pair of pliers, using a turning ,and pull at the same time sort of method.the original ones are now all chewed up by this point.I then used a tap and die kit to thread the metal rod to accept the door pins.From what i remember,i shortened the rod a bit and the rod i bent at an angle while i re threaded it,and then bent it back in position.IF you got them from the guy on ebay,they will be the same as i fitted. cheers .. mel ..
m e johnson

or for the best advice see the guy above he can type faster,!!!!!!!!!
m e johnson

You have to go some to beat Dieter after midnight. He is a creature of the night!
JohnP

Thanks Guys.

Why is nothing on these cars ever easy?. :o(
Mark.L

Mark, if every thing was easy the car would be a Masda!!!
JohnP

plug&play ? ;)
Dieter K.

Mark,

When you fit the metal pins, wrap plumbers PTFE tape several times round the bottom.

This will stop them rattling against the hole.

Sam
Sam Murray

Good point IMO.
Other spezial for MGF made aftermarket pins have a rubber O-ring mounted to prevent from rattling noise.
Dieter K.

This thread was discussed between 12/12/2004 and 16/12/2004

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