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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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Could anyone please tell me the best way of removing the side skirts and Arches on a 3dr, as they look like they are pop rivited in, mine needs some new sills now and the Workshop who are welding them, wants me to remove them first.

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cheeRS

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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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Drill the rivets
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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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as pjay said. drill rivets out on sills, front/rear arches screwed on. not 100%
but think there might b bonding sealer on em aswell
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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Cheers for the Reply people
I will give them a go at the weekend.

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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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Steg

Karl told me it needed news sills for the MOT,drill the rivets off and you will be ok mate
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 11:39 AM
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Will give it a go Tiff.

Are your new wheels on yet? Are you comming the Bull this weekend?

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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Not sure yet mate as i am going Motocrossing in Oxford
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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Motorcrossing, i see.
So what about your wheels, are they on?

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