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F***apistion

08-29-2018 02:06 PM

Rivet help

Hello I am currently in the middle of a radiator install on my 05 rx8. When I jacked up the car and started to remove the bolts and screws for the skid plate (needs to be removed to take out the radiator) I noticed the someone most likely the previous owner but in a few rivets to hold up the skid plate. I removed all the screws bolts holding it up but the rivets are still holding it on. Any ideas on how to remove the rivets so I can get the skid plate off so I can change the rad. Thanks any help or ideas is greatly appreciated.

furansu

08-29-2018 03:04 PM

Do you have a picture of what you're referring to?

Traditional rivets are one-time use and must be drilled out.

F***APiston

08-29-2018 03:21 PM

I will post picture a bit later but they are traditional rivets and don't think I can fit a drill in there to drill out rivet head

dannobre

08-29-2018 03:33 PM

The vertical parts that are riveted on aren't removed there. There are 10mm bolts up at the top of the uprights that will allow the whole thing to be removed

Don't remove the rivets :)

F***APiston

08-29-2018 05:22 PM

So the rivets are there from stock and I need to just take more bolts out

dannobre

08-29-2018 05:36 PM

Yes..... look up above the vertical parts

F***APiston

08-29-2018 05:42 PM

Okay thanks I will take a look and see what I can do.

F***APiston

08-29-2018 06:58 PM

So here is the pics of the rivets are these here from stock? Also are these the bolts you are talking about thanks again [img]webkit-fake-url://64c76645-65f8-47b5-8852-265e9eeb543f/imagejpeg[/img][img]webkit-fake-url://4ac6db61-3bcf-442c-80e3-06e32edd9285/imagejpeg[/img][img]webkit-fake-url://6b2a5eb3-fc67-47d2-9ff2-71b62d8f43a5/imagejpeg[/img]

F***APiston

08-29-2018 07:00 PM

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F***APiston

08-29-2018 07:25 PM

Thanks

Sorry pics didn't work. Thanks to danobre he was right 4 more bolts to take out

furansu

08-30-2018 10:24 AM

https://www.rx8club.com/attachments/...img_0601-1.jpg

Are you referring to the ones connecting the side shrouds to the middle one? If so, they are stock. Sounds like you are sorted either way thanks to dannobre.

F***APiston

08-30-2018 12:08 PM

Yes furansu those where the ones I was talking about got it out going to finish my radiator install now thank everyone

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