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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2066  
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Drill them out. Instagram @defender_ventures
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8th Jun 2018 6:46pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240  
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Realistically, a drill is the only option. When I did mine recently, I found that the edges of the rivets did take some of the paint off, unfortunately. Darren
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8th Jun 2018 6:47pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16858 
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Support them properly, drift the broken setting stem out of the back of the rivet, then drill out the centre hole.
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8th Jun 2018 7:16pm |
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| Mwd Member Since: 12 Jan 2016 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 44
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I cut the projecting stems off the rivets on the inside of the grille with a Dremel and cutting disc as close to the plastic as possible and then just pushed the remains of the rivet outwards. I did scratch the plastic in a couple of places but it’s on the inside and is invisible when the grille is in position. I was worried that i’d crack the plastic if I tried drilling them out and was really pleased with how well the Dremel worked.
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8th Jun 2018 9:46pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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Drill them out and replace with dome head stainless bolts. They'll cover over where the rivets were.
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8th Jun 2018 10:34pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3009 
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Thanks for the replies chaps. Pretty much as I thought. Guess it's just my lack of confidence but I'll just have to man up and get on with it.
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9th Jun 2018 12:06am |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2066
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Yep. Youre drilling out a few pop rivits you can barely see unless you look. Dril them out, dont be a panzy
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9th Jun 2018 1:10am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3612 
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drilled mine from the front,, no visible damage as the new screws cover the rivet area DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
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9th Jun 2018 5:38am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2494 
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Drilling them out is the easiest option and as said above, replace with machine screws and nuts.
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9th Jun 2018 6:11am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3009
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Cheers Discomog. I bought the fixings you kindly recommended on another thread. (M5 x 16 Torx pan head setscrews) What size drill bit should I use?
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9th Jun 2018 6:41am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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I used black nylon nuts and pan head bolts on mine as it's a non-loadbearing fixing. Purely for cosmetic reasons.
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9th Jun 2018 8:55am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2494
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Sorry Zed, forgot what size drill bit. I seem to recall that it was about 1mm less than the diameter of the pop rivet head. If you take it steady you'll find that the head will come loose or just start to spin. Stop at that point, lift off the head then push the rest of the rivet through. If you have a pop rivet gun then put a couple of pop rivets in a piece of scrap and practise if you're not sure. It's relatively easy, you'll just need to bite the bullet and man up
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9th Jun 2018 9:00am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3009
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Cheers mate. I'll put my big boy pants on and give it a go.
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9th Jun 2018 4:25pm |
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| NickMc Member Since: 01 Oct 2014 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 1568  
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Just use a good quality sharp drill bit, sharp is the key!
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9th Jun 2018 6:27pm |
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