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Old May 3, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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How do I install the rivets? thanks
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Old May 3, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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Ummm...on what?
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Ummm...on what?
Ummmm insulator mounting clips under a 69
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Trans tunnel insulator? Gotta give us some more clues as to what you are doing.
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There's approx. 10 clips they have very sharp edges, you ram the insulation over the clips then bend them over, they are held to the body with rivets. My problem is that I don't know how to compress the rivets, because on some of them both sides are not accessible.
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are you trying to use hammered rivets? you could use pop rivits
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