body pins

[menostig]

I've bought an ultima sport, it's just not arrived yet. One thing I noticed was the pins holding both body clips were really fiddly and sticky. I reckon I might just as well buy some new ones, but who makes them / what are they called ? The look like long pins with balls that recess in the end and they go in the sides of the body panels.

cheers

[shithotfast]

They are known as pip pins. All sizes are avaliable from places like www.demon-tweeks.co.uk

I also use one to hold down rear canopy. They are VERY strong and easy to use.

[layada]

They are fiddly.. I got caught out initally too.

There is a knack to use... hold the knurled external top of the pin with one hand and push the hoop into the pin recess with the other - this should release the balls at the tip and enable very easy extration. A very small amount of oil can be applied to the mechanism if necessary to lube.

[layada]

....thats the recess/mortice that holds & connects the hoop to the pin, not the hole the pin fits into to hold the panel on!