Attaching the Front bumper

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Attaching the Front bumper

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I had the bright idea of removing my front bumper to respray it this weekend. I had no problem removing the screws for the end caps and the driver side outside bolt came off with no problems , revealing a captive nut (is this the correct name?)

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However when I unscrewed the bolt on the passenger side there was just a hole with no captive nut and I presume the standard nut that was holding it must have dropped down inside the welded section that the bumper covers.
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So my problem now is how do I re-attach the bumper. Other than a few holes around the area there appears to be no way to hold a nut in place so that I can tighten the bolt and anyway those holes will be covered as I offer the bumper up.
Has anyone come across this problem before and can you offer suggestions on what I can do please?
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Thanks ,
Is this the sort of thing ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/M6-Rivet-Nut-Rivn ... 255a060875
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Yep.
Link for how to use them without the insertion tool http://www.fjr1300.info/howto/rivnut-tool.html
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TimR wrote:Thanks ,
Is this the sort of thing ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/M6-Rivet-Nut-Rivn ... 255a060875

Or lindapter have a number of 'cavity' solutions
http://www.lindapter.com/Products/Cavit ... Hollo-Bolt
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excellent, thanks guys ! :ok
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Its an M8 you need not an M6!
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that was going to be my next question ! You must be a mind reader !! :lol: thanks !!
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