Where can I find these??

[cack01]

These came with my Lian Li case, and I love them to death. I've looked all over San Diego for these and nothing. I don't even know what they are called, or where to get them.

thanks,
cack01

[conscript]

omg, i was just abou to post the same thing. I broke to on my case, and I like them alot more then case screws. I have looked everywhere though, and to no avail. SOMEONE has to sell them, and if not, I'd love to find a distributor for them. I'd sell them myself. I definitely think there is a market for them

[cack01]

Originally posted by conscript
omg, i was just abou to post the same thing. I broke to on my case, and I like them alot more then case screws. I have looked everywhere though, and to no avail. SOMEONE has to sell them, and if not, I'd love to find a distributor for them. I'd sell them myself. I definitely think there is a market for them

sersiously, there has to be someone that sells these, and there has to be a market for them. 4 per fan * fans in the case =tons of little black pegs.

[rlemieux]

What are they for?

[RangerJoe]

look around radio shack.com
they have all of that little stuff like that

[cack01]

Originally posted by rlemieux
What are they for?

for me their main use is for mounting fans and finger guards. Its actually 2 pieces. the first piece goes in the hole, and the second inserts into the other piece which causes it to expand, and hold the fan in place.

[Gerst240]

if it is what im thinking of they are mainly for fords but they are little push screw for keeping door panels on and other stuff in the interior they come in all sizes you can get them at an autozone type store i think walmart carrys them also

[conscript]

Originally posted by Gerst240
if it is what im thinking of they are mainly for fords but they are little push screw for keeping door panels on and other stuff in the interior they come in all sizes you can get them at an autozone type store i think walmart carrys them also


hmm, I am inclined to believe these are not the same thing. These break a little too easily fro door panels I think. Though it woudl be worth checking out. However, they HAVE to come from somewhere, since I know atleast Lian-Li, Coolermaster, and sunflower cases use them.

[cack01]

Originally posted by Gerst240
if it is what im thinking of they are mainly for fords but they are little push screw for keeping door panels on and other stuff in the interior they come in all sizes you can get them at an autozone type store i think walmart carrys them also

your close. I've taken my F-150 apart enough times to know what your talking about. The ford ones have a different size hole as far as I know. But when I have time I'll take my door off and double check. If they are the same size hole, I have a friend that works for ford and actually has given some to me in the past. The ford ones also work a somewhat differently but maybe they can work.

good thinking!

[conscript]

Originally posted by cack01


your close. I've taken my F-150 apart enough times to know what your talking about. The ford ones have a different size hole as far as I know. But when I have time I'll take my door off and double check. If they are the same size hole, I have a friend that works for ford and actually has given some to me in the past. The ford ones also work a somewhat differently but maybe they can work.

good thinking!

man, I had an '89 bronco XLT for 7 years, and never noticed. Ofcourse, now that I think about it, the door panel was coming off when i sold it... I'd check my local ford deaership but that don't talk to me anymore now that I "crossed over" to a chevy :beer:

[cack01]

Originally posted by conscript


man, I had an '89 bronco XLT for 7 years, and never noticed. Ofcourse, now that I think about it, the door panel was coming off when i sold it... I'd check my local ford deaership but that don't talk to me anymore now that I "crossed over" to a chevy :beer:

if you wern't a member of this forum, i may not talk to you eighter:D

[Ridenow]

They are called "Plastic rivets"
http://www.jameco.com sells them, but I do not know if they have the size you want. Some hardware stores may have them.

[conscript]

Originally posted by Ridenow
They are called "Plastic rivets"
http://www.jameco.com sells them, but I do not know if they have the size you want. Some hardware stores may have them.


hmm, I checked out the site and couldn't find them. I looked under fan accessories, and did a search for "plastic rivets", but to no avail. Could you provide a link or an sku #? thx...

[cack01]

I think I found it!!!!!

http://www.acsuniversal.com/ActiveStore.asp?action=NewSearch&Category=182

They have two sizes of the ones we are looking for. how big are fan holes???

[HGREENIII]

i think fan holes are about 1/8th of an inch

thats about 3 mm

[conscript]

Originally posted by cack01
I think I found it!!!!!

http://www.acsuniversal.com/ActiveStore.asp?action=NewSearch&Category=182

They have two sizes of the ones we are looking for. how big are fan holes???

hehe, good question...now where's my ruler? :p Good find though, I might just order a couple different sizes and be the guinea pig :cool:

[UnWishedLegacy]

im not sure what they are called in the US, but i saw them in a website www.maplin.co.uk and they were called something like "plastic rivets" or "thumb rivets". they were about 5 for a pound. very handy.

while im here (this will save me posting a new thread).

does anyone know where i can get a case for an ADVENT 3505 series? i cut a blow hole out of an existing fan grill and im worries about the warrenty being voided. i might have to do a transplant.

im from the UK so US based DotComs arn't a viable option because of the shipping costs.

i bought it from PCWorld if that helps??

*EDIT* DOH!! how silly do i look? i just checked the link above my post- its got it right there!! i feel THIS tall>>>>>> '