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Hi,
Can anyone with a ute tell me how many tonneau fasteners they have as I seem to have either gained or lost a hole during the bodywork resto. Pic below shows RHS of ute behind cabin. Hole 2 isn't present on the other side so not sure whether its supposed to be there or not. Note hole 3 is also for tonneau...I've just drilled it out to fit studs with machine screw/nut end rather than the self-tappers which seem to pull out very easily.
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My FC ute does not have a tarp fixing point at location 2. 1 and 3 are there. My ute is pretty standard as far as I can tell. The stud fixings were loose on my ute but it's not had the easiest of lives.
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Steve.
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thanks SEB. Looks like no.2 will have to go. I've also been told that the standard is 17 holes...and I have 24!
sounds like a custom made tonneau will be required...
jonno
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Looking at the distances between fixing points and the area of the tarp 24 is not a bad idea, 17 points seems to few and might explain why the posts seem to be so stressed...and mostly missing.
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Steve.
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yeh, some of mine were loose too...the ones with nuts on the end seem a way better idea than the screw fitting (as long as you can access the rear of the panel)
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I have an unrestored FC ute here (see for sale section) and it has hole number 3 but not number 2. The number 1 is there but appears to be much close to the centre of the cabin than on yours too. Looking at the number of holes I wonder how the cover stayed on! I guess it depends whether you want the ute to be practical or 'correct'.
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January 18, 2005, 11:58:16 AM »
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Hi Jonno...the no.2 hole is too far away from thr tonneau cover to be of any use. I have the original cover for my FE ute and have just gone out and put tried to put on an original FC ute cover. The FC one fitted on 15 of the 17 holes and the two that did not fit were the last ones on the rear of each side and these were 1" out
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thanks everyone for your comments. Seems pretty clear the holes on the sides of my ute (even after deleting the mystery one) are not in original locations and have been re-drilled at some point, presumably to improve fit. Given its going to be modified this is not a drama...as long as the tonneau looks good and doesn't flap around in the breeze...
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