Anthony Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Last night I pulled the rivit and fixing through the ali Does anyone have a fix for these please - has anyone bolted or screwed these fixings in ? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwaters Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 I had this gem a few days ago whilst replacing all my popper bases (old and getting worn - result, my tonneau flew off at ~70mph). If you can get to the back of the hole then it is easy to use something like an M4 countersunk and a nyloc on the back, with a washer. You will need to made the head small enough to sit within the popper base. Alternatively, get the next rivet size up. I got a load with my rivet gun and where I couldn't get o the back of the hole I used the biggest size and ground don the head to fit and drilled out the popper base to take it. They are nice and tight again. Personally, I think the ideal solution would be to fit rivnuts and then use short screws. Easy to replace then! Phil Waters Zetec is in and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJL Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Or just use a washer placed behind the rivet - this traps it in place - you can use original size rivets and it will be invisible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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