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09-01-2002, 06:19 PM

NISMO808

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Need Rivet Removal Advice

Trying to reinstall one of my side skirts cause the double sided tape provided by stillen sucks ****. My question is what's the best method of removing rivets.

Drilling, Pliers?

09-01-2002, 06:25 PM

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The only way I know is to drill them out.

09-01-2002, 07:03 PM

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Re: Need Rivet Removal Advice

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Trying to reinstall one of my side skirts cause the double sided tape provided by stillen sucks ****. My question is what's the best method of removing rivets.

Drilling, Pliers?

drill...get a bit slightly bigger than the rivet hole. it should fall apart once u get past the shoulder of the rivet.
worst case get tin snips and try to cut it off.
dremel and cut the back side of the tip off.

09-01-2002, 09:52 PM

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Thanks for the input guys.

09-01-2002, 10:33 PM

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Re: Need Rivet Removal Advice

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the double sided tape provided by stillen sucks ****.

Drilling, Pliers?

you actually used that foam tape that stillen sent you to hold your side skirts on??

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09-02-2002, 12:51 AM

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Use a dremel to carefully grind off the cap to the rivot...a drill may only spin it.

09-02-2002, 04:20 PM

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I used a combination of 3M and Stillen Tape. That was my mistake. I was too lazy to go to the store and buy more 3M tape so now I have a lot more work to do.