Trim rivet removal
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Apr 2017
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From: COSMOS
Just what he said............I NEED to know how to take trim OFF , & reinstall on the clips , etc...etc...etc...
Oh , I did not have to hold the rivets I drilled out.........just push hard I think............
Oh , I did not have to hold the rivets I drilled out.........just push hard I think............
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Laurel, MS
I cut the head off of mine with a small cutoff wheel in a dremel tool.
There's risk of damaging the plastic trim mounting piece, but if you're trying to remove the rivets then you are likely replacing those anyway.
There's risk of damaging the plastic trim mounting piece, but if you're trying to remove the rivets then you are likely replacing those anyway.
5th Wheeling
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When I drilled mine out, they were definitely aluminum, and based on how brittle the plastic was I’m also assuming they were original.
I don’t want to speculate without seeing it, but I’m going to guess someone replaced yours at some point with a stainless steel rivet or something harder. Even the dullest of old bits would make quick work of aluminum.
I don’t want to speculate without seeing it, but I’m going to guess someone replaced yours at some point with a stainless steel rivet or something harder. Even the dullest of old bits would make quick work of aluminum.
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From: spring hill fl
When I drilled mine out, they were definitely aluminum, and based on how brittle the plastic was I’m also assuming they were original.
I don’t want to speculate without seeing it, but I’m going to guess someone replaced yours at some point with a stainless steel rivet or something harder. Even the dullest of old bits would make quick work of aluminum.
I don’t want to speculate without seeing it, but I’m going to guess someone replaced yours at some point with a stainless steel rivet or something harder. Even the dullest of old bits would make quick work of aluminum.
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