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Modelsport came back quickly, having checked their stock and confirmed it was tight... the advice was to grease it up and force it in! Not a huge amount of equipment at the grandparents' house, but the addition of some Vicks and WD40 and a lot of elbow grease got the screws in 👍🏼

I gave it a go on the word of an internet stranger... it is incredibly tight, I can just about get the screw to the bottom of the carbon fibre but it's stripping the paint off the screw and there's no way I can get get it all the way down the length of the screw. My allen key is just about snapped from the effort - I can't apply more force! Have emailed Modelsport to see if I'm doing something stupid or need to buy something else. I had 5 minutes to buy a plastic backup off ebay last week, ended up getting a Carnage one which doesn't fit the Vandal/Vantage - re-ordered a 3rd (!) now first class, not quite convinced it will come before Christmas! Thanks for your help. Have a great Christmas everyone.

Suspect I am being stupid - bought a carbon upper plate, but the holes seem ever so slightly small for the existing screws. Can't work out how I can attach it, considering that smaller screws wouldn't fit in to the metal below. Do I just force the screws in, or do I need to get something special?

Ha, that's hilarious and practical - I am stealing that idea. Was thinking about maybe swapping the steering and throttle cables as my remote lets me restrict the steeering, but not the power - but your idea seems simpler.