Where has this nut come from?

[kilmo_172cup]

Does anyone know where this nut has broken off from?

It fits a 21mm socket and was nestled under the bonnet on a ledge just by the drivers-side headlight on a 172 Cup.

The nut appears to have the remains of a plastic threaded screw inside it.

Thanks

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

looks like the nut off the washer blanks.

 

[Djw John]

Agreed

 

[kilmo_172cup]

Ok, that's great. I will check it out tomorrow. Thanks for your help guys!

 

[MartinR]

Yep 100% washer blank nut

 

[Jekyll]

As above. Don't bother looking for new ones as there extortionate prices from Renault.

 

[JamesBryan]

Cheaper to buy the washers than it is the blanks.

 

[Don]

The washer jet blanks were £45+ vat and that was about 8 or 9 years ago...so God only knows. Whereas the washer jets are about £12 or so each. Best thing I ever did was get them blended in so it was a flush finish...it looked like it should have looked from the factory.

 

[kilmo_172cup]

Just to confirm that you were all correct, as it was the nut from the washer blank when I checked it out today. Seems a poor design having such a large, heavy nut on a relatively weak bit of plastic thread. Have stuck it back on now as there is no access without taking off the entire bumper.

Thanks to everyone that helped!