guttapercha
Member
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2008
- Messages
- 156
I had finally gotten up the courage. I had my checklist:
1) Laird HS34
2) Blue tape, tools and such
3) Compressed air to blow away metal filings
4) Safety glasses
5) Comtelco 3/4" NMO assembly
I measured..measured again.. and measured again.
I proceeded to drill. It worked! There was a little nubbin of metal at the bottom of the hole that could have used some deburring, but the mount seated just fine, as I was able to check the base through the dome light.
Two problems:
1) Chipped 2 teeth of the HS34 on the first use.
2) Took 2 hrs to get the seatbelt guide assembly back onto the B pillar. Here's a helpful hint for others using the B-pillar on this vehicle: The assembly might not come out in one piece and will separate into two layers of seatbelt guidance plus the outer piece. Make sure to grasp the outer piece plus the one directly underneath before pulling to get the clip out of the body.
Unfortunately I have one more hole to drill and using the saw with the missing teeth on a vehicle seems risky.
To be continued..
1) Laird HS34
2) Blue tape, tools and such
3) Compressed air to blow away metal filings
4) Safety glasses
5) Comtelco 3/4" NMO assembly
I measured..measured again.. and measured again.
I proceeded to drill. It worked! There was a little nubbin of metal at the bottom of the hole that could have used some deburring, but the mount seated just fine, as I was able to check the base through the dome light.
Two problems:
1) Chipped 2 teeth of the HS34 on the first use.
2) Took 2 hrs to get the seatbelt guide assembly back onto the B pillar. Here's a helpful hint for others using the B-pillar on this vehicle: The assembly might not come out in one piece and will separate into two layers of seatbelt guidance plus the outer piece. Make sure to grasp the outer piece plus the one directly underneath before pulling to get the clip out of the body.
Unfortunately I have one more hole to drill and using the saw with the missing teeth on a vehicle seems risky.
To be continued..
Attachments
Last edited: