Replacing inner guards on p2 cars that use rivets

Really timely post and wish I had waited a week or two as I was poking around on the IPD website the other day and bought some of the factory Volvo rivets for the mudflaps. They look pretty much exactly like the Bunnings ones although these were $1.95US each. Also bought some of the silly plastic clips that hole the front nose cone on and a magnetic oil drain plug. I was bored. Bunnings next time, thanks.

6Speed

Really timely post and wish I had waited a week or two as I was poking around on the IPD website the other day and bought some of the factory Volvo rivets for the mudflaps. They look pretty much exactly like the Bunnings ones although these were $1.95US each. Also bought some of the silly plastic clips that hole the front nose cone on and a magnetic oil drain plug. I was bored. Bunnings next time, thanks.

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And get off IPD....

FCP EURO has all you want and lifetime replacement guarantee.

Rockauto is brilliant too.

Philia_Bear

A number of p2 cars use rivets instead of screws to hold the inner guard to the bodywork

The following rivets can be easily found at Bunnings and are the correct size for sub $5 for 25

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The correct drill size is 5mm which is the sto k hole size, if someone has used a larger drill bit, the easiest solution is to also buy some m5 washers while at Bunnings

Stainless steel or zinc are prefered because of rust issues (3/16" or m5)

https://www.bunnings.com.au/zenith-3-16-and-m5-316-stainless-steel-flat-washer-25-pack_p2330001

First clean the back side of the hole with a rage with brake or carb cleaner, use a file to remove any sharp burrs if they are present on thr ba k side, the carb or brake cleaner will need 5 min to dry after cleaning

I use small dabs of cheap superglue to put them in place on the back side of the steel or plastic part of the body where the hole has become too large from removing previous rivets after the superglue dries (5minutes or so depending on temperature ) you should only need to hold the washer in the right spot for 30 seconds or so

The you can proceed as normal with riveting

Tool wise, the higher quality of the rivet gun the better and quicker of a result you will get

Any riveter will work, at the same time i have this guy and it makes doing each side very quick with near zero effort

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These show with and without a flash how they match in with the car

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Great write up there , think i'll be heading to the green shed soon and change mine as they look good in matte black ?

Here are my local 'go to' places for finding those hard-to-find clips, scrivets & rivets: