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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: RobG on 22 January 2010, 09:53:37

Title: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: RobG on 22 January 2010, 09:53:37
Facelift door cards. Do they have to come off to remove the wood infills :)
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 January 2010, 11:29:01
yes
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: RobG on 22 January 2010, 11:34:02
Cheers Mark :y
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: RobG on 22 January 2010, 12:34:34
Just had door card off. It seems only way to remove wood infill is to cut the backs of the plastic rivets :-/
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 22 January 2010, 14:32:16
Sorry for invading your thread rob,but while we are on the subject,can you seprate the parts from the door cards that have the rubber coating on them without removing the whole lot. :-/
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: RobG on 22 January 2010, 15:48:16
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Sorry for invading your thread rob,but while we are on the subject,can you seprate the parts from the door cards that have the rubber coating on them without removing the whole lot. :-/
All held on with a plastic rivet >:(
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/OMEGAFORUM/P1020424.jpg)
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Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: pedroMV6 on 22 January 2010, 18:22:30
when I was a trimmer, we'd use a 12mm drill to drill the backs off those plastic rivet things. This leaves the rivet which is hollow and can be reused.
By replacing the melted part that you have just drilled off with a No.8 X 3/8 inch (1/2 inch max) long large headed screw (couple of quid for a bagful at B&Q).
Careful as you use the screws - feel the other side in case the screw is a little long, and if you feel owt untoward, simply remove the screw and stick a washer under the head before trying again.

Hope this helps! ;)
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 22 January 2010, 20:35:18
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when I was a trimmer, we'd use a 12mm drill to drill the backs off those plastic rivet things. This leaves the rivet which is hollow and can be reused.
By replacing the melted part that you have just drilled off with a No.8 X 3/8 inch (1/2 inch max) long large headed screw (couple of quid for a bagful at B&Q).
Careful as you use the screws - feel the other side in case the screw is a little long, and if you feel owt untoward, simply remove the screw and stick a washer under the head before trying again.

Hope this helps! ;)
very clever idea pedro,but wouldent the rivet just spin when trying to screw it. :D ;D :y
Title: Re: Removing "wood" infills on door cards
Post by: pedroMV6 on 22 January 2010, 20:56:16
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when I was a trimmer, we'd use a 12mm drill to drill the backs off those plastic rivet things. This leaves the rivet which is hollow and can be reused.
By replacing the melted part that you have just drilled off with a No.8 X 3/8 inch (1/2 inch max) long large headed screw (couple of quid for a bagful at B&Q).
Careful as you use the screws - feel the other side in case the screw is a little long, and if you feel owt untoward, simply remove the screw and stick a washer under the head before trying again.

Hope this helps! ;)
very clever idea pedro,but wouldent the rivet just spin when trying to screw it. :D ;D :y

Well they're not exactly rivets - they're part of the plastic trim moulding.
Same on many cars these days. ;)