what is the purpose of the "flag nut?"
518338
It goes inside the frame rail and onto the furthest bolt. Without it you probably wouldn't be able to install the bolt or tighten it down.
429848
It is supposed to do that, but I could not get it to grip the nut because the nut is not visible or easily accessible under the seat. I gave up, and will have to probably use a hacksaw to cut the seat off--meanwhile, I left the old seat on.
1676229
If you're looking for a subtle light for the flag, this could work. If you are looking to actually light up the flag, I would not advise a low voltage lamp.
1386427
Mainly for wind. It is a deterrent for theft, but if someone really wants to steal something, they will find a way. It does keep it from blowing off in high winds.
1106510
There is one clip on the end of the pole that I clip to the top corner of my flag that helps it to spin around. There are no other clips. All of my flags slide onto the pole.
298965
There are thumb screws on one side of each of the flag mounts. Tightening those should do the trick.
2196355
I believe its for riveting the assembly together at the factory. You do not use the hole just screw the adapter on the light bulb and then screw the the unit into the socket.
106272
I don't recall, but over half of the flags don't stay locked. They're just gold colored metal with flag stickers on them.
388901
The threads are reverse. It took me a good bit to figure that out. Turn the nut the opposite way... Righty loosey. Good luck
459351
The nut is called a nyloc nut designed to keep the nut from loosening up from vibrations. You need to fasten the nut down with a wrench, the bolt will go through the whole nut.
822885
The nut plate is part of the shoes. This allows manufacturers some freedom in changing the shape of the plate to match the shoe design. The only real standard is the spacing of the holes for the screws, and I wouldn't take any bets on that dimension, either.
1656143
There is a nut that, when you tighten it, a sleeve moves down and flares out the metal contacts. You can see the nut in the picture. I didnt realize that was its purpose. Why do europeans need bigger cigarette lighters? Are they lighting 5 cigs at once? Not knowing how much bigger a european cars lighter is, i can't say if it expands enough. I had to tighten the nut a little to keep it in place in my ford and my dodge. Even tightened up, it still walks itself out once in a while.
2139636
I do not know it's purpose, however I am confident it is part of the unit design/function.I would not remove it. It almost appears to be a filter for the unit fan. Again not sure.
1867793
Yes. Works well. May want to consider two of them, depending on height and size of flag. Tightening screws do not hold well. I wired it up to hold light aimed at flag.
207412
picniny type rail. use loctight for plastic to set nut in place. nice and light
1873979
It is a British Thread. I called the manufacturer when I couldn't find a fit. It will only work on a rack made by them or you can spend about $60.00 and buy a bag of nuts. If buy the nuts let me know I would be interested in buying a couple of you.
829745
I bought this as a gift for a friend that flies planes. I believe that this type of hat was worn by tweedle dee and tweedle dum in Alice in Wonderland. Don't know if it really has a purpose other than fun