Posted By : William Davies, 07-Jan-2004,
10:26pm
Hi Mark,
Assuming the poppers are rivetted as most are on our cars, drill out the old rivets attaching the poppers to the car body, a 1/8" drill is usually
about righ. Install new ones with a pop rivet gun, but be aware that you will need a fine nose on the gun to get inside the depression in the
popper.
The old plastic hood poppers are fairly easy to pull apart by pushing a blunt edge between the popper body and the hood, they don't give much
resistance. New metal poppers are fitted using a punch and anvil (the professional approach) ar a cheaper hand crimping tool, this is available from
any half decent sewing shop, just show them the poppers and they'll know what tool you need.
Cheers,
Bill.
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Posted By : Michael Davis,
08-Jan-2004, 09:58am
Re: fine nosed pop rivet tool. I used a couple of 2 or 3mm nuts slid over the shaft of the rivet before putting it in the tool. Spaces the head of
the tool further away from the car.
Of course when the rivet "pops" the nuts fly off and you have to go looking for them but my rivet tool has a particularly blunt end and this method
has solved the problem for me on a few occasions.
Mik
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Posted By : Michael Meadows, 07-May-2006,
12:44pm
Anyone with any tips for actually putting the new poppers on? A lot of the new poppers Ive put on (with the club popper punch) pull through. The
little tubie bit that goes through the middle doesnt seem to fold over very much. Can i cut down the middle? Will that make them bend over more and
grip against the popper?
Mike (getting very windy)
Posted By : Tim Willis, 07-Jan-2004,
10:33pm
Mark,
Removing old poppers is easy, on the body use a 1/8 drill bit and drill out the rivet holding them on. On the hood use a pair of side cutters,
carefully squeeze between the underside of the hood and the popper, before you get to chop the centre the popper will come apart and you can remove
it.
To refit to the body is simply a case of riveting new poppers back on, (you may need to file down the nozzle on the rivet gun so that it fits inside
the popper). On the hood you really need a special punch and die. Most retailers will be able to get you one though the professional ones are the
best.
Use plastic on plastic, or metal on metal poppers, mixing types isn't best.
Tim
Willow Triumph