Tips on removing pop rivits

Hi Someone pop rivited a mirror mount to my windsheild any ideas or tips on getting them out? :? :?

 

BFH and brute force.... J/K

Drilling gets these out very cleanly. That's my vote......

 

On a tangent- Why did they use rivets on the frame/bumper? weren't these as big a PITA then, as now, if you had an accident, etc. to remove the bumper? Or did mechanics back then just like a challenge?

 

Rivets are a lot quicker to assemble than threaded fasteners.

 

I did say a mirror mount to my windsheild , don't know where frames and bumpers came from but thanks for all the interest. The plastic bit of the crap mirror broke off with a push in the right direction, so I could cut the heads off with a small cutting disc.

In England Land Rovers are held together with pop rivits, how common.

Spent today grinding with a poly wheel cleaning second wing, hit some filler from an old crash before I owned it. Joy, spent afternoon biulding it back. Got to get some paint on.

 

i find that a cutoff wheel works the best to grind down the head. then a punch removes the rest.

 

sorted, came off fine. now i need the correct mirror. Bumber is work have just killed accress to e-bay so I can only look in the evenings. Killer

 

On the front bumper rivet tangent... I think its actually considered to be the front crossmember. That fact that it does double duty as a bumper is a bonus.

Rivets are CONSIDERABLY stronger than a bolted joint. Think about it. When a solid rivet is driven not only does it squeeze the parts together. The rivet also expands in the hole taking away any slop. Also in the case of a steel rivet that is driven hot it shrinks when it cools for an even tighter joint. The fact that it is cheaper than bolts is just another bonus.