... You know- those black rivety things. I believe they are still available from MotorWorks; do they need some kind of special tool to install them? If so, where can I get one/borrow one?
Airhead RS windscreen fixings.
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Seem to remember that when I did mine they were easy to fit but a PIA to remove
All mine are still intact but after 30+ years they have gone a bit slack. It is possible to tighten the more accessible ones but I'm wondering if it would be better to replace them all instead.
I was changing from a tall screen to a standard one so they all had to come out. I think I ended cutting the heads off some of them with a sharp blade to prevent damage to the OE screen.
Suggest that you have a spare set ready to go before you start anything
Suggest that you have a spare set ready to go before you start anything
Originally they were small brass hollow tube type insert.
That needed a special two piece tool that you inserted one part through the centre and the other part screwed into and peened the hollow brassy parts over.
A gorgeously made tool for such a small job, but a joy to use.
And the black plastic plugs have a small centre section that you push in and the plastic plug then pulls out.
That needed a special two piece tool that you inserted one part through the centre and the other part screwed into and peened the hollow brassy parts over.
A gorgeously made tool for such a small job, but a joy to use.
And the black plastic plugs have a small centre section that you push in and the plastic plug then pulls out.
I've used that kind of thing before i think!! may have had them from ebay?? plastic rivets??
Ah- there's the rub- there are so many different ones on eBay, the problem is which ones to go for, it's hard to say.I've used that kind of thing before i think!! may have had them from ebay?? plastic rivets??
Having said that, I'm thinking that the ones I need are
http://www.itw-fastex.com/catalog/index.php/dw/op/a/6/c/15/p/8?m=no
Whaddyareckon?
And what special tool will I need?
PS just realised that this rivet type is just like a pop rivet, would the insertion tool be something like that, perhaps?
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