Tool box lock
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:35 pmCan you buy the small screws and nuts
which hold the lock to the door separately
if yes where from
which hold the lock to the door separately
if yes where from
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:35 pmRe: Tool box lock
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:49 pmNormally riveted on aren't they?
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:13 pmburnside wrote:Normally riveted on aren't they?
I did to both on my GP & S2?
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:53 amDefinitely should be rivets. You'll get them from Scotopia or Restos.
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:45 amDefinitely should be riveted,but I've got mine attached,both series 2 and series 3 with nuts and bolts.
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:21 pmMany years ago I riveted one on a DL I was restoring, and as the rivet popped, the riveting gun jumped and the sharp cut end of the rivet stem scratched freshly painted tool box door.
This is called learning lessons the hard way.
This is called learning lessons the hard way.
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:28 pmI secured mine using nuts and bolts and they keep coming undone! Also they look insecure as all you need is a small screwdriver and you can have access to my oil, an oily rag and my precious measuring jug....
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:58 pmEddieStone wrote:I secured mine using nuts and bolts and they keep coming undone! Also they look insecure as all you need is a small screwdriver and you can have access to my oil, an oily rag and my precious measuring jug....
I use nylock nuts and they never come lose.
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:51 pmFor the OP, I think I used 3mm bolts and nuts. Should have used 3mm bolts and nylock nuts....
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 4:50 pm
I used the button heads to look like rivets with nyloc nuts....
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:45 pmI also used 3mm button head bolts, but with 2 nuts and thread lock. no problems after months and it looks quite professional,if I say so m yself! 
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:30 amAgreed that they look the business. 
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:07 pmWhere did you get them ?
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:53 pmforemanbob wrote:
I used the button heads to look like rivets with nyloc nuts....
Thread winner. They look ace.
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:46 pmThese are what I have
But they have vibrated loose and I have lost one
of the nuts
But they have vibrated loose and I have lost one
of the nuts
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:24 pmI got them from these guys on fleabay - Tek Hardware, Kays Fasteners
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:25 pmjonoy wrote:These are what I have
But they have vibrated loose and I have lost one
of the nuts
did you use washers?
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:36 pmYes used washers
The vibration has loosened them
The vibration has loosened them
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:41 amjonoy wrote:Yes used washers
The vibration has loosened them
Did you use threadlock or nyloc nuts? I used nyloc nuts on mine and they haven't come loose after a few thousand miles.
Re: Tool box lock
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:50 pm