2008.08.02 - Hazard/Safety Triangle
- Installed safety triangle to trunk lid
I drilled the existing hole in the trunk lid skeletal frame out to 5/16" in order to make it large enough for the push-clips to fit into it, then drilled out the safety triangle's mounting holes and some plastic bushings that I had in my scrap bins, and then drilled a second 5/16" hole in the skeletal frame. I made some small loops out of woven nylon strap and inserted the push-clips through them, into the sign, through the bushings, and into the skeletal frame. Unfortunately, the clips were a little bit too long, so I snipped the tips off and reinstalled them. Everything looked good, but when I shut the trunk door the triangle fell off of the lid. Without the tips attached, the 5/16" holes were now too loose. =/ After wracking my brains for a few minutes, I finally determined that the best/simplest/cheapest solution would be to drill two new mounting holes slightly beneath the current holes. This time I drilled the holes to 1/4" and then used the Dremel to bore them out ever-so-slightly in order to get a snug and secure fit for the clips. This seems to have worked so I splashed a quick coat of adhesion promoter and paint on the area where I had drilled, and then once that had dried I installed the triangle. It seems to stay securely attached to the trunk lid even when I slam it shut now.
I'm guessing that I might experience some rattling of the sign against the trunk lid, and if this turns out to be true then I will probably attach some sort of padding to the back side of the triangle.
I drilled the existing hole in the trunk lid skeletal frame out to 5/16" in order to make it large enough for the push-clips to fit into it, then drilled out the safety triangle's mounting holes and some plastic bushings that I had in my scrap bins, and then drilled a second 5/16" hole in the skeletal frame. I made some small loops out of woven nylon strap and inserted the push-clips through them, into the sign, through the bushings, and into the skeletal frame. Unfortunately, the clips were a little bit too long, so I snipped the tips off and reinstalled them. Everything looked good, but when I shut the trunk door the triangle fell off of the lid. Without the tips attached, the 5/16" holes were now too loose. =/ After wracking my brains for a few minutes, I finally determined that the best/simplest/cheapest solution would be to drill two new mounting holes slightly beneath the current holes. This time I drilled the holes to 1/4" and then used the Dremel to bore them out ever-so-slightly in order to get a snug and secure fit for the clips. This seems to have worked so I splashed a quick coat of adhesion promoter and paint on the area where I had drilled, and then once that had dried I installed the triangle. It seems to stay securely attached to the trunk lid even when I slam it shut now.
I'm guessing that I might experience some rattling of the sign against the trunk lid, and if this turns out to be true then I will probably attach some sort of padding to the back side of the triangle.