Wheel Arch Plastic Rivet Problem .
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Fit then properly. What vehicle?
potus
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Have you got the centre pins in the rivet?
potus
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wattfield
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Could be like mine, the holes in the wing have enlarged so are too big for the rivets. I intend to drill new holes when I get round to it, I've used cable ties for now.
Thor1950
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they do make different dia plastic rivets
No . Do you break them off ?
Dan_Trials
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No, you put the rivet in with the pin sticking out as shown, then you puch the pin in flush which enlarges the flaps on the rivet to hold it in place.
jamesmartin
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yes disco sill covers use a thicker rivet 79086l
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If you don't have the middle pins, I have found a red rawl plug fits snugly with a little persuasion
lcbandit
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I got some off ebay and they were too big for the holes so after me doing much bashing with a hammer to not much avail, @ngserv came along with the drill n made the holes slightly bigger 
gazman
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Can you put a washer on the back of the hole? Bit like you can do with normal rivets
You know what , I tried that but no way would they budge . I broke the pin off and turned it around it would then push through , so problem solved . Thanks for all your replies .
Dan_Trials
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If they are new then yes, they are molded as one piece, a well executed tickle with a hammer usually sorts it. As long as you got your parts on, that's all that matters!
