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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 684890" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>kefguy,</p><p></p><p>My error. I thought you moved the Advance cover from your 2001 to your 2005.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That still does not answer the question of why you need to drill holes in the mounting plates?? The kits are design to just bolt on and the only drilling is pilot holes for the upper mounts that go on the underside of the tonneau cover.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you are trying to dril into the center hinge pin brackets that are attached to the cover to keep the bolts from slipping, yes that is very hard steel and I have even distroyed a titanium bit trying to drill through that. You will need a good sharp drill bit, preferably new and either titanium or cobalt. My drill bit was titanium, but it was old and had been used for over a year and had drilled and mounted about a dozen kits.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To drill the larger holes in the mounting plates, I use a titanium coated stepped-bit (UniBit) that cost about $40 a piece and I have probably used about 10 of them in the past 5 years. Surprisingly, I get better life drilling steel than aluminum. Aluminum gets to soft and fouls the bit with a coat of aluminum that is hard to get off.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 684890, member: 52972"] kefguy, My error. I thought you moved the Advance cover from your 2001 to your 2005. That still does not answer the question of why you need to drill holes in the mounting plates?? The kits are design to just bolt on and the only drilling is pilot holes for the upper mounts that go on the underside of the tonneau cover. If you are trying to dril into the center hinge pin brackets that are attached to the cover to keep the bolts from slipping, yes that is very hard steel and I have even distroyed a titanium bit trying to drill through that. You will need a good sharp drill bit, preferably new and either titanium or cobalt. My drill bit was titanium, but it was old and had been used for over a year and had drilled and mounted about a dozen kits. To drill the larger holes in the mounting plates, I use a titanium coated stepped-bit (UniBit) that cost about $40 a piece and I have probably used about 10 of them in the past 5 years. Surprisingly, I get better life drilling steel than aluminum. Aluminum gets to soft and fouls the bit with a coat of aluminum that is hard to get off. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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