Mr. G's Enterprises. Sells all kinds of hardware. http://www.mrgusa.com/pdfs/63jacknut.pdf He will sell one at a time with no minimum quantites. What you are calling "ribbed aluminum riv-nuts are what he calles jack nuts. They work like the expansion anchors you use in sheet rock. Much stronger than riv-nuts, especially in fiberglass and the size of the hole is not as critical. Riv-nuts are really only intended for metal, not fiberglass. Lotus uses them all over, not riv-nuts. The only real problem with riv-nuts AND jack-nuts is that they corrode. Once that happens it starts turning in the fiberglass. Jack-nuts tend to break apart and you can force them out easier than riv-nuts when they corrode. Another interesting thing about jack-nuts is you can get by without a special tool to install them. A bolt and some washers can do it. David Teitelbaum --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <rob@...> wrote: > > Travis hit the nail on the head! Consider using the oversize ribbed aluminum > riv-nuts from McMaster Carr and you won't have to do any fiberglass work. > That is what we do in the shop as it saves time and is stronger than the > original riv-nut. BTW David jack-nuts are used for the rear license plate > but aren't really suitable for fiberglass work. Now a question for you > David..who is Mr. G anyway :-) ? > > > > Rob Grady, > > > > P.J.Grady Inc. > > > > _____ > > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > jtrealtywebspannet > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:39 AM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/