Removing whale fin on W900

Im covered the best I can be, but I have so much time and energy/effort on this rig (and it's paid for)...if I had a loan and stuff - then I wouldnt be so concerned I guess....
No matter how I insure it, I would never get back what I have into it..I know that for sure

EDIT: Just called Progressive and upped the 'stated' value of the rig. Premium jumped but I think it was under-valued in the 1st
place anyways...At least now, I have some breathing room and $243 less in my pocket (and that was a pro-rated increase)...

 

Thanks man. I might be able to borrow the SUV from my wife and hit Home Crapo....might work out..

 

By the way...if anyone is utterly curious....

The OEM KW Grakon 5000 light is a "P54-1028" and lists for $112.38 each.
My discounted cost was $70.15 per light from the KWhopper dealer.

Hell with that-

 

Well this just got ugly fast...

Not one of the screws will budge. Odd part is they are S/S with nylocks but nothing is corroded - not even slightly.
Then, I realized that the entire unit is mounted to a few flat stock alum pieces which appear to be conveniently RIVETED to the sleeper roof.

I guess I will need to use the Dremel tool and grind these nuts off at least to get the shield off. Not sure of the rest.

Maybe I might dismantle the inside and then take it to a body shop for the rest.
Major disappointment here - but thats as usual...

I found an old birds nest inside the bird banger - how ironic.

 

THey need to come off for the lights to mount.
I can put small nuts/bolts and seal them - I am ok with that part of it.



I got an idea here....
Maybe once I drop the headliner, I can buzz off the inside rivet parts and if I do that for all of the mounted flat stock on the roof (that the shield is mounted to) down comes the shield and the flat stock all-in-one....Instead of grinding off the bolts and THEN the rivets...maybe..

Still need to plug the roof once I am done of course.