Phil Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Fitting of new ones how to please? X/FLOW 1700 DD 1990 ROAD USE ONLY..SO FAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted February 28, 2006 Support Team Share Posted February 28, 2006 Drill out the rivets on the inner skin, remove sill, replace with new one, drill through rivet holes into new sill (or mark sill and drill off the car), apply new rivets. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sounds simple enough even for me, thanks X/FLOW 1700 DD 1990 ROAD USE ONLY..SO FAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted February 28, 2006 Area Representative Share Posted February 28, 2006 Phil, I found it easier to drill the head of the rivets off with a 5mm sharp drill and then use a small punch to knock the shank through behind the interior panel. I used one of the small hex shaped bits from my Halfords socket set and a hammer to tap the shanks through. I expect if you try and drill the whole item out you may end up opening up the hole too much for the replacement rivets. HTH Nick Now the Orange HPC - A 2.0 VX - 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Handy tip, thanks. This is something simple that should be a feature in LF with some photos. X/FLOW 1700 DD 1990 ROAD USE ONLY..SO FAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted February 28, 2006 Support Team Share Posted February 28, 2006 Good point about knocking the rivet shanks out - I use a large panel pin! Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Whenever I knock rivets out, I spray some Waxoil through the hole - this will (hopefully) preserve the chassis, and it also gives the bit you've knocked through something to to stick it, and stop it rattling around. Dave H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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