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Old 12-28-2018, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SlickGT1 View Post
What do you mean. Pliers? Seriously grab the tip, tight against the base of rivet, needle nose pliers, and spin them. The river will snap off when it is maxed out. No need for a special tool.
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Originally Posted by PropellerHead View Post
He said, yeah. We have those. We call 'em pliers.

I was like, wait, whut? Sure enough. After a few tries, you can pull on the plastic pin and snug the rivet down to the indention on the pin by hand. Then all you need to do is snap the pin off. I did this for the front and rear wheel wells and finished the job.
Edit: Oops.. just saw the dates:
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Originally Posted by itscoo2pyopants View Post
Trying to be fancy with a special tool!! It’s all good, I figured it out.
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