1st post... be gentle with me! I have read through all the 41 pages but could not see this one.
Got an old van, huge mortgage and two kids therefore no money to get a professional to do things like re-bed the mastic sealant in the trim strips and awning rails which is showing its age. Want to do this myself before a major problem occurs.
Thought I would start on the easy bits like the rear trim strip.
Anyway, having bought all the bits I thought I would need, you know, like new screws, mastic strip, Silkoflex etc when I noticed the end caps appeared to be riveted in place. Certainly the beading appears to be held in place by the rivets.
So my question is:
Are the trim strips normally riveted to the bodywork and will I need to drill them out? Or do I just pop the beading out and remove all the screws underneath and pull it off leaving the beading sort of flopping about in the wind?
Anybody with some experience want to point me in the right direction?
Many thanks in advance.
Got an old van, huge mortgage and two kids therefore no money to get a professional to do things like re-bed the mastic sealant in the trim strips and awning rails which is showing its age. Want to do this myself before a major problem occurs.
Thought I would start on the easy bits like the rear trim strip.
Anyway, having bought all the bits I thought I would need, you know, like new screws, mastic strip, Silkoflex etc when I noticed the end caps appeared to be riveted in place. Certainly the beading appears to be held in place by the rivets.
So my question is:
Are the trim strips normally riveted to the bodywork and will I need to drill them out? Or do I just pop the beading out and remove all the screws underneath and pull it off leaving the beading sort of flopping about in the wind?
Anybody with some experience want to point me in the right direction?
Many thanks in advance.
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