Wheel Arch rivets

PhilT · Post by **PhilT** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:31 pm

Hi everyone,

Can anyone tell me how to re-fit the black plastic rivets that secure the wheel arches? I'm guessing I need a rivet gun?

Guess I should have sussed this out before I removed them

Cheers for any advice.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:33 pm

Not sure exactly which ones you're having trouble with, but does the centre not just push in again? I know on some types you remove the plastic centre, push the outer back into place and then plug the centre back into the middle to lock it in.

snipez999 · Post by **snipez999** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:03 pm

They are very easy to bugger up when removing unfortunately. A plastic rivet gun with rivets of various sizes is just shy of 20 quid on Fleabay. Or you can probably buy the odd rivet (no doubt for almost as much as a pack of 50 Ebay ones LOL) from your dealer.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:24 pm

They are one shot deals unfortunately. Need to buy new ones.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:11 pm

Yes - pop them through and then fit the new sleeve and the pin after that to lock them in place:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=b ... vot&_rdc=1

PhilT · Post by **PhilT** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:23 pm

Thanks for the responses everyone, and the link Sanj - I thought I'd read somewhere that they were re-usable and you just pushed the centre pin back in which is why I removed one

Better get myself on fleabay and order a gun & replacements

Pewters · Post by **Pewters** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:18 am

The ones Sanj posted are the wrong ones

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Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:20 am

The ones where you push the pin through aren't correct. The ones for the arches are plastic rivets. You push the plastic rivet through and have to then pull the pin outwards to expand the backing to hold it in place. So once you push the pin through on the old rivet it's done with.

Pewters · Post by **Pewters** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:18 am

Have a look at my thread in "how to" on Le Mans arch fitting thread and all will be clear.

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Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:50 pm

Like these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHEEL-ARCH-SP ... 1256wt_905

Pewters · Post by **Pewters** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:29 pm

Nope !!! They are mudflap ones

Check my thread Sanj

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