Easy Way to Remove Plastic Covers on Rocker Panels?
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Easy Way to Remove Plastic Covers on Rocker Panels?
Hi Folks
New to the forum, and couldn't locate a thread on this.
I want to remove the plastic covers above the running boards on my 99 Disco. It looks like rust is starting there and I plan to wire brush and apply por-15. What is the easiest way to remove these? I see that plugs in the bottom of the door jambs, but wow these are stuck in good? Who has done this? Any thoughts?
Thanks!
New to the forum, and couldn't locate a thread on this.
I want to remove the plastic covers above the running boards on my 99 Disco. It looks like rust is starting there and I plan to wire brush and apply por-15. What is the easiest way to remove these? I see that plugs in the bottom of the door jambs, but wow these are stuck in good? Who has done this? Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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There is NOTHING fun about removing these bits, especially if the metal holding the plastic rivet (#79086L) is rusted.
The rockers tend to just crumble.
You can try a blunt punch to get the rivets out, but 9 out of 10 times I just drill them out.
A sharp drill bit and high speed is your friend here.
Go easy, follow the instructions, start drinking/swearing... and you'll get it done. GOOD LUCK!
Here is a link with some pics of the fun you will be facing once the sill covers are removed.
> https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rov...cement.103369/
The rockers tend to just crumble.
You can try a blunt punch to get the rivets out, but 9 out of 10 times I just drill them out.
A sharp drill bit and high speed is your friend here.
Go easy, follow the instructions, start drinking/swearing... and you'll get it done. GOOD LUCK!
Here is a link with some pics of the fun you will be facing once the sill covers are removed.
> https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rov...cement.103369/
Last edited by OverRover; 07-27-2018 at 06:19 PM.
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Disco1inOxford (07-27-2018)
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Thanks! It does look different what I removed seemed to be a plastic plug not a rivet. Is this going to be a pain to get back on again too?
The rivet is STILL EXPANDED...… You are making more work for yourself for sure trying to remove it like this!
If you are just using a panel popper tool to remove the rivet when it's still expanded you are going to enlarge the mounting hole.
Using "force" to pull the expanded rivet through rusty metal =
And if you don't like the rivet style sill fasteners then there are other types. Have at it and good luck!
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Disco1inOxford (07-28-2018)
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Yup, those things are rusted on there. I realized this was a job that I needed to dedicate much more time to. I carefully treated the lower rear part of the rocker panels with Por-15 while not entirely removing the covers. The rust didn't seem nearly as bad as I had thought. I appreciate all of the feedback, very helpful and help me avoid making a real mess of things!
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