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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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Default Rivot gun for stock fenders?

I replaced my stock fenders and I'm having a heck of a time with the rivets. I bought new rivets from the Jeep parts dept. I can not find a gun that will work with them.

The only place I have tried is O'Riley. Two dif guns and the attachments were too small for the Jeep rivet.

Any ideas?

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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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Amazon. Search plastic rivet gun. Its black. Runs like 30$ with rivets!
Bought one for my bumper chop I did.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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I am little confused. I have pulled my fenders when I cut them and all I needed to take off was those crappy plastic screws. I guess you might consider them rivets but all I did was push them back in.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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There are T clips, reusable push pin style clips and actual rivets. The rivets are at the outer edge of the fender. If you were doing the chop, you prob just cut the outside part off rivets and all.

We made the mistake of separating the liners from the fender.

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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rinkishJK
Amazon. Search plastic rivet gun. Its black. Runs like 30$ with rivets!
Bought one for my bumper chop I did.

I'll look into this.

I was hoping Pep Boys or one of the big box stores might have something that would work.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by shredX
There are T clips, reusable push pin style clips and actual rivots. The rivots are at the outer edge of the fender. If you were doing the chop, you prob just cut the outside part off rivots and all.

We made the mistake of separating the liners from the fender.

Roger, I know what you are talking about
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by shredX

I'll look into this.

I was hoping Pep Boys or one of the big box stores might have something that would work.
Bodyshop supply place might have em.. I looked all over. Amazon sent it to me in a few days.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Thanks for the help. I think I found it....

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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by shredX
Thanks for the help. I think I found it....
That's it bud.
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