Welding my nuts

[skov]

I'm about to weld the seat harness nuts to the CP18s.
The nuts I have are BZP - should I grind the zinc coating off before I weld them?
Should these nuts be fully welded all the way round, or just tacked in a few places?

Thanks,

[deezee]

You want to clean off all coatings on steel before welding, as a general rule. It would be best to fully weld it as its no extra effort, but a massive disaster if the IVA man decides it needs to be fully welded once your car is complete.

Edit: Thinking about it, just a couple of tacks on the lower ones should be sufficient as its just to make fitting easier. The upper ones need fully welding

[misty]

I welded all the nuts complete just to make sure they dont turn it down it really pays to go the extra mile to make sure

[skov]

I guess it probably is worth fully welding them just to be sure.
I was just a bit worried about the threads distorting if I did.

[tkpm]

when i weld nuts on i put a bolt through the nut, which keeps the thread nice a clean from weld splatter.

Terry

[Tilly819]

yes and yes

tilly