Help Me Figure This Out Oppo

"Zerofret" (zerofret)
02/19/2016 at 16:14 • Filed to: None

So, I’m working on reverting my 92' Wrangler Back to stock form for the upcoming paint job:

So I need to remove some rocker body armor in order to fit on the side flares under the door. But I can’t figure out how to get it off.

At first I thought I could just use an Alan wrench to get it off, but upon further inspection, these bolts are completely circular so an Alan Wrench won’t work

and the other side looks like this:

So, this could be a completely stupid question but I just can't figure this out. How to i get these dang armor guards off?

DISCUSSION (14)

HammerheadFistpunch > Zerofret
02/19/2016 at 16:16

Pop rivets...looks like you will be drilling/patching holes.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Zerofret
02/19/2016 at 16:16

Dremel and a hammer and punch. Those are rivets of some kind I believe.

Zerofret > HammerheadFistpunch
02/19/2016 at 16:20

wheeeee!

JGrabowMSt > Zerofret
02/19/2016 at 16:23

Drill. They’re not that tough.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Zerofret
02/19/2016 at 16:34

Rivets are made of soft metal. Should be very easy to drill out. Experiment with the drill bit size on the first one, and the rest will be cake.

iSureWilll > Zerofret
02/19/2016 at 16:34

Those are rivets. You’ll have to drill them out and replace them with new rivets if you want to reinstall. If not reinstalling, you’ll need to patch up the whole before paint.