The Saint Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hi,I would like to add an extra 12v circuit into the rear area of my Renault Trafic Land Rover to run auxiliary items.I would like to keep the install tidy and factory looking. I have decided the best way to this is to take a 12v feed straight from the positive battery terminal, using one of the empty midi fuse slots. I will place a midi fuse in the empty slot to protect the circuit. I have had a search of the net and the one piece I can not find is the square bolts that go through the midi fuses. They are 10-11mm across the square face. Can anybody point me in the right direction to sourcing a few? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 They are quite likely made specially. Getting square bolts for restoration projects is a big problem I have. Whats the thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 M5 X 0.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdderlyOffroad Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Can't you just drop an bolt in from the top and use a square nut? A dab of superglue/bluetak/WHY would hold it in place if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 The positive terminal bus bar clips flush on top of the battery. So it can not have any thing protruding from the bottom unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zardos Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Use the square nut with a bit of studding, cutting a slot in the top of studding will allow you to tighten the nut on the other side without it spinning.The studding would not protrude any further out than the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Use the square nut with a bit of studding.............or as I call it "Emergency HD Fuse :D" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Arrgh.. Sometimes its just annoying to not live in the same country as you guys, at my work (which I have just quit) I used to throw these in the bin because I had so many They came in an airride system that we got from a big Dutch company called'VB Airsuspension' as a part of a kit, but they weren't used.. But they must get them from somewhere, so might be worth contacting them, or at least find out if they have a British partner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 go to a scrap yard , there would probably be a few renaults in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Are battery terminal bolts any good. You might have to shorten them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 I'm just chasing up some Vivaro's and Trafic's that are being broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Just grind a standard head into a square? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 M5 is only 8mm AF to start with so you couldn't make an 11mm square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I forgot to write my first thoughts which were to reduce the dia of an M8/M10 re thread to m5 and then grind the head...:$ Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwilliams Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 The square head has no current carrying role so there is no reason not to use a square nut Loctited onto the end of a piece of studding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hopefully having a couple machined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 And there was me thinking studding, bit of plate drill a hole spit from a MIG and grind it up all done in about 10 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 A mate of mine is turning a couple out of bar. A lot easier than trying to source them or make from studding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 A mate of mine is turning a couple out of bar. A lot easier than trying to source them or make from studding. a quick google found this site http://www.pts-uk.com/Products/Nuts_Chamfered_Square_Nuts_Metric_A2/A55705 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 The head of the bolts are only 2.5mm deep, pretty slim. I meant sourcing the correct bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 At a guess I would have thought main stealers would have yielded a result??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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