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Aug 29, 2018 | 02:06 PM

F***apistion

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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.

Aug 29, 2018 | 03:04 PM

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

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

Aug 29, 2018 | 03:21 PM

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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

Aug 29, 2018 | 03:33 PM

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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

Aug 29, 2018 | 05:22 PM

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

Aug 29, 2018 | 05:36 PM

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

Aug 29, 2018 | 05:42 PM

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

Aug 29, 2018 | 06:58 PM

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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]

Aug 29, 2018 | 07:00 PM

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Aug 29, 2018 | 07:25 PM

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Thanks

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

Aug 30, 2018 | 10:24 AM

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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.