Author Topic: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?  (Read 6394 times)

Offline supercharged spaniel

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safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« on: April 09, 2008, 10:17:14 pm »
removing arch trim rivets?  how does one go about it carefully?  thanks.

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Re: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 10:25:14 pm »
I just drill the centres of them out and then prise them out with a big blunt screwdriver.  I've never done any damage...

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Re: Re: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 10:44:55 pm »
[quote pid=783 author=hayesey date=1207776314]I just drill the centres of them out and then prise them out with a big blunt screwdriver.  I've never done any damage...[/quote]



ok thank you for that!

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Re: Re: Re: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2008, 09:43:27 am »
I've never drilled them, just a pop the center out with a small punch or similar, then lever them out with a screwdriver.  recover the plasticpin/plug that you've knocked out and use it again :D

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Re: Re: Re: Re: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2008, 10:59:16 am »
he doesnt mean the bumper plugs - he means the metal rivets in the trim -Gspot is right for the arch to bumper plugs - hayesey is right for the metal rivets

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2008, 11:13:31 am »
[quote pid=790 author=peteg40 date=1207821556]he doesnt mean the bumper plugs - he means the metal rivets in the trim -Gspot is right for the arch to bumper plugs - hayesey is right for the metal rivets[/quote]

oh yeah i know about those ones, it was just the metal rivets i wasnt too sure of.
thanks

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: safest way to remove arch trim rivets?
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2008, 12:38:29 pm »
Oops :o