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How to remove rivets from body panels

Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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How to remove rivets from body panels

My car has a body kit. It's not me and I bought the car with it. I'm gonna have the stock bumpers painted and I'm going to put them on myself.
The body kit is attached to the body panels of the car with rivets. How do I take them out?

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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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1/8 inch drill bit. Put some tape about 3/4 inch from the drill bit tip to help guide you and minimize drilling too deep.

Good luck -- hope the stock bumpers hide all the holes.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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You have to either chisel off the head if you can get to it, or drill it out.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Tfvesquire

Good luck -- hope the stock bumpers hide all the holes.
I'll be drilling there will be holes left over that are going to be visible. I'll have to fix that after I buy new coil packs.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Use an automatic center punch to mark the center of the hole, drill the rivet down just under the head with a drill bit one size smaller than the hole. Then use a drift or pin punch to stick in the hole and pry sideways to break the head off.
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