| Author | Message | ||
     Michael Huggins (Mike_h) New Member Username: Mike_h Post Number: 29 Registered: 03-2003 |
How does one remove the bolts the hold the rear mud flaps on. I need to replace mine but it looks like htye are held on by some kind of rivet. | ||
| gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 2253 Registered: 10-2001 |
yep. you gotta cut 'em off with a Dremel or hack saw. replace with SS bolts if you are putting them back on. | ||
| Alan Greening (Alan_g) Member Username: Alan_g Post Number: 41 Registered: 04-2003 |
Just let my girlfriend drive your Disco off-road for about two minutes and all your mud flaps will be gone forever. | ||
| Larry Solomayer (Solo) New Member Username: Solo Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yes cut them off. Just use stainless steel nuts & bolts in place of those stupid rivets when you put them back on. | ||
| Jamie (Rover_puppy) Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 146 Registered: 05-2003 |
I second the driving off road to remove them. They come off quite cleanly and you never have to mess with them again!  | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 147 Registered: 05-2003 |
If you don't have an electric saw or something similar you can also take your rover to a bodyshop, they are usually equiped with tool to cut off those stupid rivets. I took mine to a shop and the guy did it for free!!! Also you can replace the genuine mudflaps with some at any local car parts store, all you have to do is cut the top end to match the size of the old ones, since your cutting the top edge and that edge is hidden in the car nobody will notice the difference. I found some nice thick ones for $10 bucks. | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 148 Registered: 05-2003 |
Also if you do take it to a body shop have the guys remove the rivets in the front, those mud flaps also come loose with time and they have the same stupid rivets. |
