Tunnel rivets

[sorenson1610]

I removed my tunnel braces and snow flap on my 08 rtx this weekend to polish the tunnel. Do they take a special rivet or can I just put any rivet in there? And what size are they?


And btw I dont know how 6 hours is enough time to polish your tunnel, it took me probably 12+ hours to sand, buff, polish and seal the SOB. And it still didn't come as good as i would have liked. What a pain in the arse haha

 

[ltemple]

follow this link, any rivit will work I guess but why not use OEM at this price.. http://oftracing.com/Store/index.php?ma ... x&cPath=81

 

[ltemple]

Oh yea 3/16" by 1' and you need the large head rivets for the flap, 12 hours eh, it took me that long to polish my belt cover

 

[sorenson1610]

Oh yea 3/16" by 1' and you need the large head rivets for the flap, 12 hours eh, it took me that long to polish my belt cover

Thanks. Are u serious, 12 for your belt cover? And yeah probably more then 12 for my tunnel, probably could have spent more. It has a good shine but not a mirror like I was looking for. But it was pretty dull when I started so I guess I'm happy.........I'm done polishing

 

[raginyamaha]

polished mine too and, yea im done polishing forever......

 

[revster]

I like to use nuts and bolts to hold the flap on so I can take it off and re-install it with ease. But I'm a little weird so that's just me

 

[sorenson1610]

I like to use nuts and bolts to hold the flap on so I can take it off and re-install it with ease. But I'm a little weird so that's just me

Actually I was thinking the same thing for the flap haha, does anybody know if the rivets come with black heads? Or are they available with black heads?

 

[ltemple]

Yeah if you follow the link to OTF they have black large head studs.

I wouldn't even begin to guess how many hours I have tied up in polishing, once I got it figured out it is easier but still take a lot of work, and really you could shave in mine. One of my friends asked me where I had it chrome plated, out on the trail lots of people asked the same, upkeep isn't all that bad but you HAVE to stay on top of it and I wash my machine after every ride and dry it ( use a leaf blower )

 

[yamahas]

I like to use nuts and bolts to hold the flap on so I can take it off and re-install it with ease. But I'm a little weird so that's just me

Actually I was thinking the same thing for the flap haha, does anybody know if the rivets come with black heads? Or are they available with black heads?

I drilled out the rivets when I took it off and replaced them with some black hardware I found at a local store. Be sure to use a lock nut since a regular nut will shake itself loose.