Fender Flare removal

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:49 pm

What is the trick to remove the flares? Do I need also to buy some replacement rivets or pins to put em back on?

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:41 pm

you will need to buy replacement plastic rivets for attachingto the fender liners.

I popped mine off using a thick puddy knife (with an old rag between it and the paint)and pry away from the body, then I used one of those cheap combo wire strippers/crimps (the flat ones) and put them in the gap(with a rag against the body) and squeezed the plastic body pins so I could reuse them.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:46 pm

ok for the next question the rivet type and part number or where to get them???

Waldn · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:44 am

0311_DoC wrote:

ok for the next question the rivet type and part number or where to get them???

found on another thread NAPA part # 770-2871

Myke · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 11:41 am

Waldn wrote:

0311_DoC wrote:

ok for the next question the rivet type and part number or where to get them???

found on another thread NAPA part # 770-2871

I have these and they don't seem to fit(to small) is there a trick to putting them in?

besides the rivets do you need anything else to hold the flare on?

fish eye · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 1:05 pm

The Flare actually is riveted on the body with the same type of rivets. I have thought about removing my flares to cut them a little bit, and actually using bolts to put them back on. That way, when I rub, I won't rip off my flares....

Myke · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 1:17 pm

fish eye wrote:

The Flare actually is riveted on the body with the same type of rivets. I have thought about removing my flares to cut them a little bit, and actually using bolts to put them back on. That way, when I rub, I won't rip off my flares....

the plastic is thin on the inside of the flares the bolts would just stay connected to the body and rip out of the flare.

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 6:49 pm

0311_DoC wrote:

What is the trick to remove the flares? Do I need also to buy some replacement rivets or pins to put em back on?

Try strapping a YJ with a hydrolocked clutch through some deep muddy ruts. Worked for me! :lol:

itsajeepthing · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 7:57 pm

lol. hey does anyone have pics with the flares off...... curious to see what it looks like....

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Wed May 17, 2006 6:27 am

Those rivets do fit, they're just a pain without a rivet gun.

nolakj · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 3:11 pm

I have the rivet gun. I would totally send it to ya if you want to pay the shipping. Kind of a traveling tool that I would be hip to sharing with the lost community.

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 10:41 pm

itsajeepthing wrote:

lol. hey does anyone have pics with the flares off...... curious to see what it looks like....

smitty1938 · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 11:29 pm

From the dent in your door it looks like you took the flare off the easy way.

RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Fri May 19, 2006 12:15 am

USAFCOP wrote:

then I used one of those cheap combo wire strippers/crimps (the flat ones) and put them in the gap(with a rag against the body) and squeezed the plastic body pins so I could reuse them.

You were able to successful reuse each of these clips? Do you know if you only need these type of rivets to hold the flares to the body if I took out my fender well linings? I basically want to know if I will have to replace any of the push-pin type rivets (on the inside of every flare) if I take out my fender well linings...

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Fri May 19, 2006 12:27 am

I wanna take mine off to be painted. I still dont get how they come off and go back on :oops:

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