Removing Rivets?
Removing Rivets? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before on some Ruff wheels. If and how is it possible to remove fake rivets from cast wheels like Ruff 278s, HP Evo's, MRR GT's ect?
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i havent ever seen a wheel with removable rivets except real 2 or 3 piece wheel i would say if they where fake ones that thry could be filled in but that would mean filling them with bondo or some sort of filler then repainted.
i have hp designs split 5's on my benz with the rivets and the chrome pealed off of one of the fake rivets and it was like brass color under the chrome and i was going to just get some black touch up paint(black wheels polished lip) and doing each one black but never got to do it.
i have hp designs split 5's on my benz with the rivets and the chrome pealed off of one of the fake rivets and it was like brass color under the chrome and i was going to just get some black touch up paint(black wheels polished lip) and doing each one black but never got to do it.
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could you grind em off and sand em down and either repaint em or polish em out? i mean thats what i think you could do but ive never had any wheels with em to know so i could be wrong
^I dont have any wheels with rivets. There is just a few I had my eye on and I figured they probably could be removed easily on a cast wheel. Rivets honestly make me sick and I dont know why companies put them on their wheels for looks. The 3pc wheels are another story they have a purpose.
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Back in my time with Big Time Wheel Co we put alot of those in that just twisted into a pilot hole. You could easily drill out a pilot in the head and then use an Easy -Out to twist them back out. Only thing is your left with a big ugly hole. We had just as many designs where the fake bolts/fasteners were machined into the face. Not much you can do about those.
i want to do this to my ruffs soon and he replaced the rivets
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...s-widened.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...s-widened.html
Anyone still rockin Ruff 278s that could get me a close up of the rivets? Are they just around sitting on the face of the wheel or is their an indent where the rivets sit? If removed would it just look stupid?
ive got them and can get a picture later if i remember
i dont think they are indented into the rim. i believe that they are just sitting on the face of it but i want to say they screw in because there is a slot for an allen wrench
i dont think they are indented into the rim. i believe that they are just sitting on the face of it but i want to say they screw in because there is a slot for an allen wrench
Really hmm. Screwed in could be easily removed as long as it didn't look strange with them missing as in a weird indent or something. If you could check it out thatd be great thanks.
Ya those are sweet. I just hate cast wheels with fake rivets. It always ruins the look for me. Now some Iforged, HRE's, CCW's with nuts/botls serve a purpose and lets be serious those 2 brands always look good.
My ADR's have little screws. They are allen head and screw in. I have one missing and it looks like ****. If you were to get a set and just take the screws out it would look like complete ***.