Eye Bolts in Rear Door Hinges - Has anyone done this?

[Wombles]

Saw this idea & wondered if anyone on here has done this, which bolts fit well, does it affect operation of the doors & what do you use them for? Know some use them with straps to help brace bikes on carrier, to hang washing lines or even a hammock!

 

[Silver-Fox]

It will be a standard metric bolt that’s for sure.

Providing doors only open 90 degrees cant see an issue.

 

[Mixyblob]

Saw this idea & wondered if anyone on here has done this, which bolts fit well, does it affect operation of the doors & what do you use them for? Know some use them with straps to help brace bikes on carrier, to hang washing lines or even a hammock!


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Did you ever find out what size thread they were and if so, did you fit the eye bolts? P

 

[Wombles]

Did you ever find out what size thread they were and if so, did you fit the eye bolts? P

Not yet but it's on the list of possible things to do!

 

[Mikeco]

I just drilled through the bike rack and used the tie down things that I took out of the van when I did the conversion. Very handy for extra straps when the bikes are on.

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[Mixyblob]

Just bought and fitted these, mate, from ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LIFTING-...d=link&campid=5338547443&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

 

[Mixyblob]

Ha, ha, smart arse forum just changed M eight, to mate!

 

[mikebeaches]

Just bought and fitted these, mate, from ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LIFTING-...d=link&campid=5338547443&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

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Assume the door still opens fully OK - beyond 90 degrees?

 

[cookie]

I'd like to do this but probably have to dismantle most of the back end to get get to the nuts

 

[TheBig1]

I'd like to do this but probably have to dismantle most of the back end to get get to the nuts

On a standard van door, the nut is captive, welded to the bodywork on a reinforcing plate

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[Mixyblob]

Assume the door still opens fully OK - beyond 90 degrees?

My doors don't open fully (as per the warning sticker) and I never open them beyond 90° anyway, so no probs for me.

 

[mikebeaches]

My doors don't open fully (as per the warning sticker) and I never open them beyond 90° anyway, so no probs for me.

Ah, OK thanks.

Our Ducato doors have a release button to enable them to open beyond 90 degrees.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Saw this idea & wondered if anyone on here has done this, which bolts fit well, does it affect operation of the doors & what do you use them for? Know some use them with straps to help brace bikes on carrier, to hang washing lines or even a hammock!


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Are you going to lash Alan to the back of the van then? ……asking for a friend of course…

 

[eddie]

Don’t forget to untie the dog before driving off

 

[Don Campbell]

My doors don't open fully (as per the warning sticker) and I never open them beyond 90° anyway, so no probs for me.

Wait until the wind does it for you and you'll end up with a nice big dent. The wind took one of my doors and just banging it against the light cluster made a small dent so a ring boly like this would make a lovely big dent.

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[robert groves]

Ha, ha, smart arse forum just changed M eight, to mate!

Don't you just Hate people who call you 'Mate' !

 

[Ian Bosman]

On a standard van door, the nut is captive, welded to the bodywork on a reinforcing plate

A big issue is getting the eye bolt to the correct torque as otherwise a lot of the load will be on the original

Don't you just Hate people who call you 'Mate' !

I think that was the spellchecker changing M eight to mate. Really annoying when you have checked your typing to find an error after posting

 

[Ian Bosman]

Cannot see how an eyebolt can be correctly torqued up to tightness.

 

[Ian Bosman]

Just bought and fitted these, mate, from ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LIFTING-...d=link&campid=5338547443&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

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Is that a dent in the plastic(?) covering below and to the right of the eye bolt? could that have been caused by the door going past the right angle

 

[gwyntaxi]

Cannot see how an eyebolt can be correctly torqued up to tightness.

Maybe if you use a big enough socket to fit over the eye bolt

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[eddie]

Also just be careful when your changing high tensile setscrews to mild steel eye bolts.

Mind you it is probably easier to get mate Stainless Steel eye bolts than Mild Steel

 

[Mixyblob]

Ah, OK thanks.

Our Ducato doors have a release button to enable them to open beyond 90 degrees.

Ours do too but I don't just in case the wind catches them and damages the window. Can't see the need for opening them further than 90° TBH.

 

[Ian Bosman]

Also just be careful when your changing high tensile setscrews to mild steel eye bolts.

Mind you it is probably easier to get mate Stainless Steel eye bolts than Mild Steel

Mild steel will soon rust and easily shear if attempting to replace high tensile. Stainless will be costly comparatively but rust free and possibly up to the torque required but you would need to find out the torque and then check the spec of the eye bolts.

 

[Mixyblob]

Also just be careful when your changing high tensile setscrews to mild steel eye bolts.

Mind you it is probably easier to get mate Stainless Steel eye bolts than Mild Steel

They are stainless.

 

[Mixyblob]

Is that a dent in the plastic(?) covering below and to the right of the eye bolt? could that have been caused by the door going past the right angle

Its in the steel bodywork and it was there when we bought it.

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[Bucket]

Well, I've just read the whole thread carefully and I'm still at a loss on this topic.
Can someone explain what use this is? I can see you might have a need for an extra anchorage point for say tieing on bikes, but that's about it to me?

 

[eddie]

Well, I've just read the whole thread carefully and I'm still at a loss on this topic.
Can someone explain what use this is? I can see you might have a need for an extra anchorage point for say tieing on bikes, but that's about it to me?

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[Geo]

I happen to have a Thor and the Pet-Link is a great idea, which despite thinking was a "Gimmick" when we were waiting to take delivery is used every time we use the camper

Witter also do pet friendly tow bars
Fiamma do pet friendly steps
Fiat do pet friendly towing eyes.
etc etc
BUT
Ive got a Motorhome friendly Dog
He dont need tying up.

 

[eddie]

Witter also do pet friendly tow bars
Fiamma do pet friendly steps
Fiat do pet friendly towing eyes.
etc etc
BUT
Ive got a Motorhome friendly Dog
He dont need tying up.

To be honest Shadow our GSD is the same, its the paranoid that point and scream at him as he ignores them!

 

[Mixyblob]

Well, I've just read the whole thread carefully and I'm still at a loss on this topic.
Can someone explain what use this is? I can see you might have a need for an extra anchorage point for say tieing on bikes, but that's about it to me?

Yup, exactly that, to relieve some of the weight of two, tow bar mounted ebikes.
The bike rack is well capable of carrying the weight, I just wanted to reduce the flex/bouncing.
As demonstrated in this German video. 8.33 to 10.45

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