3D Print for Rear Step Plate Clip (3 Viewers)

[glinskonian]

I designed a 3D print for the clips that hold on the rear step plate by the door sills: (80 Series) Toyota Land Cruiser Rear Step Plate Clip by godfatherofpancakes | Download free STL model | Printables.com - https://www.printables.com/model/1049292-80-series-toyota-land-cruiser-rear-step-plate-clip

AFAIK the clips are NLA (at least for the color I need) so I decided to make my own. My design is improved over the original in a few ways:

• This has threads built into the clip, which are a perfect match for the bolt it threads onto and is optimized for 3D printing. This will give you a far better bite on the bolt than the original. The originals do not have embedded threads but instead use the bolts threads to carve them out, so they're not very stout.
• The threaded barrel is one piece, as opposed to the original which has 2 vertical cutouts and tabs, so there is more surface area for the threads to contact the bolt, meaning better bite.
• The flathead slot on the top of the clip is shorter in height, so now when you put a flathead screwdriver on there, it won't chew up and mangle the slot like it does with the originals. The slot is also slightly deeper for better contact with a flathead.

NOTE: if you decide to edit this in CAD, you might need to edit the ThreadData file in the library to support the odd thread sizing. This was the case with Fusion360, not sure if other CAD SW supports this thread size.

Hopefully someone finds this useful.

 

[devo]

Do I order my Oak clips here?

 

[glinskonian]

Do I order my Oak clips here?

I can make you some but can only do black. I don't know of a filament color that matches the oak color.

 

[geo5]

That’s pretty cool that you designed your own clips in black!

Oak parts still available, I ordered a few last month, Toyota 90467-04017-E1 Clip

 

[Stevepasche]

The link for the file isnt working
Thanks ❤