do any of you guys use different nuts/bolts for your CF duckbills to ensure it doesn't get stolen? i had it stolen before and want to make sure it stays this time.

 

You can use a tamper resistant Torx screw like this one


(top view)

Or a Hex Screw








Just a suggestion. You can still get past them but it is a pain, trust me I know.

Most of this stuff you can find at McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com)


Cheers!

 

Don't they just rip it off anyway? Unless you make more holes for bolts somehow, I don't know...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SkoundrelUSA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't they just rip it off anyway? Unless you make more holes for bolts somehow, I don't know...</TD></TR></TABLE>

If they rip it off, you can pretty much count on them being fucked for using it again.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can use a tamper resistant Torx screw like this one


(top view)

Or a Hex Screw








Just a suggestion. You can still get past them but it is a pain, trust me I know.

Most of this stuff you can find at McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com)


Cheers!</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont see how those will work cuz the spoilers have the threads on them and its fastened on by a nut with a dome shape at the end. im not really worried about it getting ripped off since it would be useless to them anyways.

 

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i dont see how those will work cuz the spoilers have the threads on them and its fastened on by a nut with a dome shape at the end. im not really worried about it getting ripped off since it would be useless to them anyways.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I wasn't really sure what specific mounting method you were talking about to begin with.

The nut you are refering too is called an acorn nut.

Other solutions with nuts are

Break away nut, once installed it will just break away if you try to remove it.


Serrated edge nut


Spanner nut


Tri-grove nut


Again, all available at McMaster-Carr. http://www.mcmaster.com Just search for "tamper resistant nuts"

Cheers and good luck!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


I wasn't really sure what specific mounting method you were talking about to begin with.

The nut you are refering too is called an acorn nut.

Other solutions with nuts are

Break away nut, once installed it will just break away if you try to remove it.


Serrated edge nut


Spanner nut


Tri-grove nut


Again, all available at McMaster-Carr. http://www.mcmaster.com Just search for "tamper resistant nuts"

Cheers and good luck!</TD></TR></TABLE>

NICEEEE! I appreciate the help. I think I'm gonna go with the break away nut

 

o yea sorry to sound like a noob but which thread size would i need to replace the acorn nuts?