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Doing away with trim rivets #1187026 02/27/12 04:15 AM 02/27/12 04:15 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 433 St.Clairsville Ohio EV2RUNNER OP mopar
EV2RUNNER OP mopar Joined: May 2004 Posts: 433 St.Clairsville Ohio	Hey All, I am wanting to remove trim rivets from the body sides. You know the ones that secure the plastic trim clips. Anyway Other than drilling and filling every hole can these be cut off and smoothed with a flapdisk on a grinder? Just hoping I can get away with not having to weld and grind then fill and finish every hole. How have you guys gone about this? Thanks

Re: Doing away with trim rivets [Re: EV2RUNNER] #1187027 02/27/12 07:20 AM 02/27/12 07:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 612 Nampa, ID None2Slow mopar
None2Slow mopar Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 612 Nampa, ID	As soon as you start to grind the heads, they fall in. Not a real big deal to put a piece of copper behind the hole and weld. finish off with flapper wheel and add filler as needed.

Re: Doing away with trim rivets [Re: None2Slow] #1187028 02/27/12 09:30 AM 02/27/12 09:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	grab them with a pair of vise grips and twist them off. TWIST do not pry or pull. TWIST them off.. I am truckless..

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