pop rivets for inner door panel?

[blondie]

Our window regulator broke so we got a mobile mechanic round to look at it. he took off the outer panel (the one you normally see) and said that the black inner panel would need replacing (quoted around £80).
He drilled out the rivets which held it to the door and went away to order a new one.
He's now saying that the new panel has been delivered without the pop rivets needed to secure it to the door - is this right? Or should they have been delivered with the panel? The local Seat dealership is saying they don't even appear on the microfiche so they can't order them!
Any idea where we can get hold of them please?
Thanks
Cath

 

[dholdi]

Ebay - http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__pop+...eyword=pop+rivets&geo_id=21&ff4=228459_228459

Screwfix - http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?fh_search=pop+rivets

Any local place that specialises in fasteners should stock them.
If you have a local market with a tool stall they often have kits with the gun, which you will need if you dont already have one.

 

[dtmwelburn]

When i changed the doors on my mk4 golf gti turbo my inner panels were held in with around 12 10mm bolts, can the rivets not be changed for these?

 

[dholdi]

Good point dtm, they should be bolts as standard.
I was kind of thinking that there was another plate riveted to the one thats bolted in.
Looking at the guides it appears not.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3255713&postcount=654
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3255716&postcount=655
Dont know what the op's mechanic has drilled out, hope its not the inner skin spotwelds

 

[LEE69]

The rivets get drilled out, 4 of them.
The new carrier panel comes with nuts, the bolts are already fixed to the new window mechanism.

 

[LEE69]

Give this link to the "mechanic"

 

[rs-tuner]

Early cars had 10 mm bolts and they were later replaced with pop rivits.

 

[LEE69]

Early cars had 10 mm bolts and they were later replaced with pop rivits.

What did? The carrier panel or the window regulator?

 

[rs-tuner]

What did? The carrier panel or the window regulator?

The carrier panel all the regulators were pop rivets.

 

[LEE69]

Ta, wonder why they changed from bolts?

 

[rs-tuner]

Ta, wonder why they changed from bolts?

Don't know probably cost it pissed me off when I worked at skoda having to reseal all the inner Door skins on a car because of water leaks. You would have to drill the pop rivits on all 4 doors it took for ever sometimes.

 

[offitmassive]

u CANT use just a normal rivet gun btw, u need to use a lazy tong rivet gun, and be prepared to put some sorta force behind it

 

[rs-tuner]

u CANT use just a normal rivet gun btw, u need to use a lazy tong rivet gun, and be prepared to put some sorta force behind it

I used a normal gun all the time until I got sick of it and bought an air powered one.