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Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:57 pm
by Left Coast Bill
Does anyone know if drilling a hole in the area above the seat belt hardware (in the general area where the double headed arrow is) will cause any damage underneath? I picked up a cheap expandable curtain rod from Canadian Tire and thought if I drilled a hole on each side then the curtain rod would slide right in. This way, I could slide a privacy curtain across the front seats while sleeping in the back.
Thanks!
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:40 pm
by Artacoma
No problem , but be sure to use a sharp bit with the drill at high speed , older plastic can be brittle.
I would drill a tiny 1/8" hole first so you can use a wire prod to check the depth of the cavity.
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:25 pm
by yojimbo
Why not just take off the trim and check? And if there is some sheetmetal there put some nutserts in to support it?
Like this one for my rear webbing hanger on my 300:
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:42 am
by Left Coast Bill
Thanks for the suggestions!
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:31 pm
by del400
This looks awesome. I need to do this. Thanks for posting this.
Alex
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:07 pm
by Morganizer
Hi, I just took my interior out (repairing the sunroof) and here's a couple photos I took of the area of interest:
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I couldn't get the plastic trim off the driver's side, so I can't tell you what's there. But beware, in both pillars, the only thing I know is in there are the drain tubes for your sun roof. Those are pretty loose, so if you touch them with the tip of the drill, they'll probably just bounce out of the way.
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That said, maybe take the point off the screws so you're not introducing something sharp for the drain hoses to rub against.
- m
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:26 pm
by macro
yojimbo wrote:Why not just take off the trim and check? And if there is some sheetmetal there put some nutserts in to support it?
How do those magical things work??
Re: Privacy Curtain Rod Mount Location
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:36 pm
by yojimbo
its basically a rivet, and you can get a rivet gun to install it, I just use a bolt and a nut. Screw the bolt in with the nut spun on snd then hold the bolt head and tighten the nut against the rivnut/nutsert in its hole in the sheet. Like a rivet it has a shank which collapses down and clamps the metal between it and the shoulder on the outside. Its an instant captive nut! Just imagine a pop rivet that's threaded!