Engine cover bolts fo Granturismo

[Tallman]

Why don’t you just replace the washers with stainless steel? Or is that too shiny?

 

[Tom.GT]

Why don’t you just replace the washers with stainless steel? Or is that too shiny?

I did want all black but might give up on that idea soon…
I was going to try spraying them with some gloss rustoleum or similar, it’ll be time consuming though!

 

[Scaf]

Starting to wish I’d just paid the rip-off prices for OEM bolts now…
They’ve only been on there 3 days!

That’s horrible to see and an expensive mistake.
Guessing it was the lack of a “shoulder” on the bolt meaning that it was too tight with no room for flex / movement.
Been watching this three for some time but think I will just clean up my existing OEM.
Hope you get sorted at minimal cost, perhaps plastic welding, I think Matt at SI has one of the hot staple guns that might be worth trying.

 

[Zep]

That’s horrible to see and an expensive mistake.
Guessing it was the lack of a “shoulder” on the bolt meaning that it was too tight with no room for flex / movement.
Been watching this three for some time but think I will just clean up my existing OEM.
Hope you get sorted at minimal cost, perhaps plastic welding, I think Matt at SI has one of the hot staple guns that might be worth trying.

It looks like the plastic has broken but it’s just pooled water which has made them rust. I wouldn’t bother painting, but you can get them zinc coated and black pasivated at your local plating company.

 

[Scaf]

It looks like the plastic has broken but it’s just pooled water which has made them rust. I wouldn’t bother painting, but you can get them zinc coated and black pasivated at your local plating company.

My mistake, had another look and can see the water - my only excuse if that I am already on my 3rd Gin of the evening .

 

[Tom.GT]

That’s horrible to see and an expensive mistake.
Guessing it was the lack of a “shoulder” on the bolt meaning that it was too tight with no room for flex / movement.
Been watching this three for some time but think I will just clean up my existing OEM.
Hope you get sorted at minimal cost, perhaps plastic welding, I think Matt at SI has one of the hot staple guns that might be worth trying.

Not sure what exactly you mean @Scaf, I was just showing the new washers and bolts that I fitted have rusted already. Nothing else is wrong, just the fact I’ll need to swap them all over again. Thanks for your suggestions though

 

[Tom.GT]

Bit late here, but they get shabby looking because of the recess they sit in that retains water from washing etc. My cars were ugly at only 13K Kms. I took them out, cleaned them up a little, stuck them in the side of a cardboard box and painted them all at once with a good quality black gloss spray paint. They still look great now, three years on. (full disclosure: my car does not get much use in the rain). YMMV.

Out of interest @azapa, how has your spray painting held up?

 

[Tom.GT]

It looks like the plastic has broken but it’s just pooled water which has made them rust. I wouldn’t bother painting, but you can get them zinc coated and black pasivated at your local plating company.

Thanks @Zep, I’ll have to research that.

 

[Scaf]

Not sure what exactly you mean @Scaf, I was just showing the new washers and bolts that I fitted have rusted already. Nothing else is wrong, just the fact I’ll need to swap them all over again. Thanks for your suggestions though

I mistook the pooled water for broken plastic

 

[CatmanV2]

I mistook the pooled water for broken plastic

So did I, briefly.

C

 

[Wanderer]

So did I, briefly.

C

As did I. Until, well now really!

 

[Tom.GT]

I couldn’t / can’t see it because I know it’s water, but my wife agrees with you all.
Sorry for alarming you, I’ll try to take better photos next time lol

 

[philw696]

I felt they were good pictures as I enlarged them you could see the water clearly.

 

[Scaf]

I couldn’t / can’t see it because I know it’s water, but my wife agrees with you all.
Sorry for alarming you, I’ll try to take better photos next time lol

Nothing wrong with your pictures, it’s our eyesight

 

[outrun]

I did this recently too. Bought genuine replacements bolts for a small number that were missing, then removed the rest, took a wire brush to them and coated them in spray black hammerite. They are not rusting and look perfect.