Removing Fairing

Them there are rivets. You'd have to grind them off, which would probably screw up the paint on everything, or grind a flat spot on the rivet and drill it out.

You'd probably have to go to a body shop to have them reinstalled. I thin k it takes a special gun.

 

I do believe they are huckbolts similar to rivets.As far as the tool you need to replace them,very cost prohibitive to buy and very difficult to rent, around my place anyway.

If your going to replace them with OEM huckbolts your better off removing interior panels (your gonna have to anyway if you replace with huckbolts) to get access to them.A lot easier to drill or grind from inside anyway.

 

You could use stainless screws, or if you want to remove the interior panel to get to the back of them, stainless machine screws with locknuts. Pop rivets aren't going to look too good, and plain steel screws or bolts are going rust and look like crap too.

 

Drill them out, they are more than likely aluminum. When you get below the head of the rivet, just give the drill bit a small vertical "yank" and the head will snap right off instantly. The correct way to do this would be remove the interior, to recover the other end of the rivet/huck. Be sure to use an awl to make a "set" mark and then step-drill, use a very small drill bit, and then work up to a larger size. Shouldn't take but a minute to drill them out.

Replace them with blind rivets. If you know anybody that works in aircraft invite them over, and you'll get schooled on the proper way to drill those out...

 

You could use a rivet shaver on it. They're designed with a microstop to get the bit within a few 100ths and not mar the work material. They can be used on either the head or collar.

 

when u remove the fairings, u will have a bare spot behind the fairing,, do to painting the truck with the fairings mounted.. i tryed it

 

Why would you want to ake the fairings off anyway? they are there for less wind between the truck and trailer, i would think it would be better to leave them on.