Split rip nuts in windshield frame

[Zordrack]

So...

The previous knuckle dragger owner of my 2000 S apparently screwed up more than I thought.

This weekend I was installing a 3 channel dash cam in it, and while running the cables noticed that one of the bolts on the center locking piece for the roof as well as one bolt on the locking pieces by sun shades were very loose and more or less fell out when I unscrewed them.

Well turns out whoever was in there last ran the bolts down hard enough (I'm guessing a 200lbs gorilla with an impact gun) to split the aluminum rip nut inserts in half for those bolts.

I was able to get a single thread to catch, so at least the bolts won't fall out, but they're not holding anything as it is now.

So any idea on how to fix this ?
Is it a dealer thing or do I just punch/drill them out and find suitable replacement rip nut inserts for those holes ?

Any ideas will be more than welcome.

For now I'm gonna go write my congressman about requiring certification before buying an impact gun.......
Yeah. I'm a little bitter here. I mean just why ??

[Stl-986]

It is actually pretty common for those to fail. I know someone has done a write-up, might have been on rennlist. Doesn't take much for those rivnuts to break. Out of 8 986's I have bought I have seen it on at least half of them. Broke one myself with a screwdriver and there is no way my arms can exert that much pressure.

[78F350]

I've done it on a couple cars. It's actually a fairly easy fix. Remove the old rivet nuts and install new ones.
There's an old thread here on the forum and maybe in Mike Focke's web pages.

"Nutsert" was a key-word to find it I think.

Edit: Here's a link to the one I was thinking of. A nice .PDF : http://986forum.com/forums/attachments/boxster-general-discussions/22259d1583008662-sun-visor-help-nutsert-install-upload.pdf

[Zordrack]

Awesome.

Found it.

Searching on Rennlist let me to a thread that mentioned a thread here that had a link to a walkthrough

The reason I defaulted back to "idiot with an impact" is I've found broken fasteners all over this car. Over torqued, cross threaded, wrong fasteners etc.
They even used construction glue to affix the trim piece for the mirror switch (which they mounted upside down) that leaked all the way down the door card which they had broken half the fasteners on including ripped in half the bracket for the screw behind the "Airbag" tag.

So yeah. Thinking whoever had this before needed a class in mechanical sympathy.

[Zordrack]

Yep. That's the one. Nutsert was the key to finding it.
Thanks guys