No Nails No Good.

[NGT]

Hello all.. Does anyone know the best way to stick a CD shuttle to the fuel tank? I cut away the foam and “No-Nailed” 2 pieces of wood to the tank. Left it a day and then screwed the brackets onto the wood… and it was crap. The CD player came away with the wood just by touching it..

Has anyone had any better luck?

Cheers

Nigel (NGT- The TVR driver formally known as Tomo1)

[trefor]

I used huge (wide, not long) self tapping type screws and screwed a thin piece of plywood to the back of the panel - then drilled through the panel and plywood to fit the changer unit. Works just fine.

[Podie]

Heavy duty velcro...

[sagalout]

Mines screwed through the carpet/card type trim panel. Never moved in 2 and a half years.

[Big Al.]

I'm not saying it's the way forward, but if you want a good glue try SIKAFLEX.
See
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=8&h=&t=42294

I think however mine is screwed in position.

Hope this helps.

>> Edited by Big Al. (moderator) on Friday 6th June 10:00

[shadowninja]

What about Araldite? (also known as the Goddess of Bonding )

[RichB]

Velcro

[victormeldrew]

Theres a sheet of fibreglass behind the carpet above the tank. I removed this then screwed a block of wood to the bulkhead from the carpet side. The CD unit was then screwed to a replacement MDF panel along withg the amps, and the whole shebang screwed back to the wood block.

[RichB]

What car we talking about Nigel, can;t see from your profile? Anyway the amp and 6CDxchanger in my Griff are mounted vertically on the carpeted trim board above the tank with Velcro and have been there OK for 4 years. Rich...

[victormeldrew]

I assumed from the forum that the car was a Chimaera!

My install might sound OTT, but I do have two heavy amps as well as a 12 CD changer, so I didn't expect the standard backing for the carpet to be man enough. If its just a CD changer alone then I'd probably used machine screws and nuts from Halfords to mount to the standard board above the tank - the shaped piece that fits over the filler neck. Its just a push fit, not fastened.

[maxwray]

I assume the changers / amps are to better hear the pre-recorded V8 tunes people must be listening to!
Why else actually fit an ICE system ?

[PhilipC]

My 6-CD changer is mounted through the carpeted panel to two bit's of 2"x2" wood, using four screws. These blocks are then screwed to the rear bulkhead. Solid, stable, retains the carpet and generally a good solution. On the other hand, if you need to keep getting to the petrol tank or similar you'll end up with two supporting blocks like swiss cheese where the screws make a fresh hole each time. Not happened yet, but it could...

[RichB]

maxwray said:Why else actually fit an ICE system ?

Common one-liner that :yawn: I guess those of us who go distances in our TVRs occasionally like a bit of music to drive to! The Delicate Sound of Thunder always seems appropriate to me! R...

[Big Al.]

Just a thought.

If you brought an MP3 player and a CD rewriter (you could record about 10-15 albums on a disc) you would not need to mount a CD changer!

[CraigAlsop]

Or get an MP3 player with internal hard drives - no CD's needed at all.....

[NGT]

Thanks for the tips... the heavy duty Velcro sounds the easiest alternative.. Ill give it a go..

And yes.. the car is a Chimaera.. I think I got a good deal too... Ive been wanting to ask what people think.. Its a 450 W plate(Year 2000) FSH 1 owner from new with 13,000 miles.. immaculate contition throughout.. £20,500 ???? Bargin or not!?!?

[Ballistic Banana]

NGT said: £20,500 ???? Bargin or not!?!?

wrong car should have gotta a Griffith, only joking that sounds about right, its hard to say prices vary so much car to car.


BB

Edite dto say mine(griffith) has a bracket screwed just above the tank to the bodywork that divides te boot from the cockpit .

BB

>> Edited by Ballistic Banana on Saturday 7th June 01:33

[chimburt]

mp3 player!