I had a cargo net in my last car and severely missed it in my Si. So I bought my cargo net almost 2 years ago but never installed it due to a pesky little tool called a Rivnut tool that the kit doesn't include. Rivnuts turn an ordinary hole into a threaded hole in which you can screw the cargo net hooks into. They look like this:
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I believe College Hills Honda rents them out for like $81 (of which $71 is credited back once its returned) and buying one online is ridiculously expensive as well, so I figured why not try and make my own.
I think I spent about $4 in parts on this and its easy to use. Heres what you need:
1 long hex head bolt
1 8mm hex nut (oversized)
1 6mm hex nut
2 6mm flat washers
a 10mm bolt driver (or a 10mm wrench)
a 10mm wrench (in addition to the optional 10mm wrench above)
a 13mm wrench
So heres what you got:
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1. Assemble it like this:
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2. Then screw the Rivnut onto the end of your Rivnut puller (sorry, no pics of it on the tool)
3. Add some hand soap in between the 6mm nut and washer to lubricate it.
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4. Slide the Rivnut with the Rivnut puller attached into the hole.
5. Then start pulling the Rivnut.
6. Hold the oversized nut and hex bolt still while turning the 6mm nut clockwise.
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7. Just keep turning the 6mm nut until its tight, then remove the bolt from the Rivnut and your done.
The Rivnut ends up going from this:
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To this:
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And you're done! Enjoy your Cargo net!
I believe College Hills Honda rents them out for like $81 (of which $71 is credited back once its returned) and buying one online is ridiculously expensive as well, so I figured why not try and make my own.
I think I spent about $4 in parts on this and its easy to use. Heres what you need:
1 long hex head bolt
1 8mm hex nut (oversized)
1 6mm hex nut
2 6mm flat washers
a 10mm bolt driver (or a 10mm wrench)
a 10mm wrench (in addition to the optional 10mm wrench above)
a 13mm wrench
So heres what you got:
1. Assemble it like this:
2. Then screw the Rivnut onto the end of your Rivnut puller (sorry, no pics of it on the tool)
3. Add some hand soap in between the 6mm nut and washer to lubricate it.
4. Slide the Rivnut with the Rivnut puller attached into the hole.
5. Then start pulling the Rivnut.
6. Hold the oversized nut and hex bolt still while turning the 6mm nut clockwise.
7. Just keep turning the 6mm nut until its tight, then remove the bolt from the Rivnut and your done.
The Rivnut ends up going from this:
To this:
And you're done! Enjoy your Cargo net!
