SBD762 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Any suggestions - serious ones only please! Previous owner attempted to fit tonneau cover. All fasteners attach OK EXCEPT (on both sides) the "side/rear" fastener, just below the Roll Bar area. What appears to have happened (unless I am the dumb one? ☹️) is the guy has used a 'huge' rivet to the point it has expanded the Dot Fastener so the Dot Fastener Socket will not fit over it. I thought (being clever!) I'd drill out the rivet and replace the Dot Fastener. No such luck the size of the rivet hole in the Ally body (NOT me drilling it out!) is around 3/16 " to 1/4" Any ideas as to how I can repair this so I can fit the tonneau properly or is it a case of ... what? Thanks in anticipation for any help people. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Try using a 'peel' Rivet if the hole's too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalongbloke Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 What Richy says..... Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBD762 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Now you are talking to a dumber !! I guess I should say novice to be fair to myself. What is a Peel rivet please? And , where to purchase, tools required etc. thank you for your response Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 If you don't have a peel rivet to hand would a small washer do the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combine Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 This particular fastner on both sides seems to get a lot of stick , both mine have been trouble , someone put a small screw in on side to hold the fastner and in the other which sometimes fails I've had to put a small rivet which can fail too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Steve, a peel rivet is type of pop rivet which splits on compression, a little like a cavity wall plug so it cn be fitted in a larger hole Have a look here and all will become clear. the popper wasn't a high security one by any chance, one that can only be popped on or off in one direction, would have been used with a half hood Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBD762 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Tim (And everyone) thanks you for your response Specifically Tim , thanks or the links, I do not think it was a security fastener - just poorly fitted I believe. That said I think the Peel rivet will suffice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted March 17, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted March 17, 2012 Otherwise a little trick is to use a larger pop rivet in the hole with nothing else and then drill the centre out with a 4mm drill and to leave the shank in place in the panel. The body of the rivet acts as the packing material for the smaller rivet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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