Dazza Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hi all I have just discovered my boot floor needs replacing, on searching the net i have found some guides on replacing it but they are using pot rivets to secure it. So my question is will this pass an MOT and will it be strong enough??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aid-666 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 my new boot floor is secured with self tappers, passed mot last week. cant see a problem with rivets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 It would be a picky MOT station to fail it if it's riveted on. Technically it should be like-for-like, so weld/spot it. 140 spot welds is a lot of rivets Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I did mine with parts from paddocks(cross members floor pan) and pop rivets undersealed and it went through OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRob Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Click on boot floor replacement: Click on technical then boot floor link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I asked my MOT inspector about this a couple of months back (well respected chap in the Landrover community) he reckoned pop rivets would be fine as the disco has a separate chassis, and the seat belts are bolted through the floor and onto the chassis, so the floor isn't actually structural in a safety sense.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubMart Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Ive have just nearly finished mine, but i have seam welded all the way round the floor lip, as pretty much all of the struts were rotten and the sill that it should sit on. Its probably been the most stressful thing i have tried to do on a car But its worth it in the end Ill post some pictures up tomorow most probably. I should have rivited it in, as it would have been a 1000 times easier, but gave me a good opertunity to give arc welding a go I know that has given no real answer for you but, thats the way i have done it Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Thanks for all your replies Now where do i ge one from? i see there are a lot of suppliers on the web ranging in price and was wondering if there was any difference in thickness metal or are they standard thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco tony Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Personally, I'd go for the cheapest, no doubt even a cheap one will outlast the life of the vehicle. If you consider it will take 10(+- ?) years to rot out again, will you ever be replacing it again? I wait for others to disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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