Thank you for this! For anyone wondering, I have this same exact top with the same issue and I used 3/16" x 1/4" Steel Rivets. They were out of the "standard" steel rivets in that size so I got the "Large Flange" pop rivets and they worked great! One thing I will say is that I had an old (I'm talking probably 50+ years) Rivet gun that said it works with 3/16" rivets and I could not get enough leverage to get them to take. Fortunately I worried this may happen and picked up a newer $13 Rivet Gun from Menards and that worked great. I will say, I have very strong hands from years of manual labor and it took about all I have to get them all to pop but the connection feels super solid. So if you don't have near super human grip strength find your nearest blue collar worker and toss him a 6 pack to lend you some muscle :) Alternatively they sell heavy duty rivet guns for about $20 to $25 that will give you much more leverage. Thanks again OP, 7 years later and you saved this dude hundreds in repairs or much more than that for a new top!
@MarkW17
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this. They wanted 150.00 to fix this for me. I did it for 32.00 and now I've got a rivet gun.
@nathanmutz2881
5 жыл бұрын
I used 3/16 x 1/4 pop rivets and they worked great. The type of glue the he used in the video was E6000 Craft Adhesive. It is available at Walmart for around $4 a tube. I also had some slight tears in my front seal. I did call Undercover. They will send you a 7 foot long piece of weather strip and the glue needed for $21 and $10 shipping. I didn't think that was too bad of a price, although I will opt for the glue repair for now. Thank you to Gerrit for the video!
@4Gooter
4 жыл бұрын
Hi, did you use steel rivets or aluminum rivets? Thanks
@rpia1041
Жыл бұрын
Will be fixing mine also. Opened my tonneau cover in -10 below zero weather and heard the driver side hinge go pop pop pop! Always something. Thanks for the information.
@flyingsasquatchturtlesprod8343
Жыл бұрын
Just did the repair. Thanks a bunch for the video! This seems a common problem as the covers age and I didn't have a clue how to fix it. Thumbs up!
@KraigLawrence
7 жыл бұрын
Going to try this fix on mine this weekend! 11+ years and 130,000 miles later, my forward plate rivets broke out. The only problem I've ever had with this topper. Thanks for posting.
@daves2822
4 ай бұрын
Pretty straight forward. A job well done. I have a similar issue with mine, (also a hardtop) the bracket that holds the lift cylinder busted out and took 2 rivets with it. Looks like a simple fix to get it back holding it place. Thanks for the video. Side note * dude ypu sounds like Buffalo Bill from silence of the lambs... it puts the lotion on its skin... haha
@AnthonyRodriguez-bz7fd
Жыл бұрын
God bless this type of content, mine just had the rivets popped off at the wash tunnel.
@m1lkm8n78
2 жыл бұрын
Perfect! The damn thing broke on me yesterday and I’ve been trying to figure out what rivets to use. Great video.
@idmo86
Жыл бұрын
I did this same fix. I used 3/16 by 1/4 rivets. I bought a $4.99 rivet gun at harbor freight. $10 for the rivets and gun and $5 for the glue. There is a piece of metal in the cover that the Rivet's attach to. I had to drill out the old rivet holes with a 3/16 drill bit. Make sure you don't go all the way through cover.
@PanyingPilot
3 жыл бұрын
I'm going down that road now. Thanks for being a native guide.
@wplusr
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much. i was able to fix my cover too using a rivet
@kevinstreb505
11 ай бұрын
Same problem on my cover. I did not have any luck getting new rivets to take. I ended up using Rivnuts to anchor through the plastic bottom shell and into the hidden metal frame. Once those were in I used traditional bolts and washers to secure it. This method is completely invisible from the exterior much like the original rivet method. I have pics I can share if anyone needs any suggestions.
@justinreise4756
6 ай бұрын
Yes! Pics please! I can't get a rivet to hold for shit.
@jorgezamorano1145
28 күн бұрын
I wanted to see how you put the rivets in and what size
@catgirl_eva
6 жыл бұрын
I had the same thing happen with my tonneau cover. Good to know how to fix it!
@1riverboat
4 жыл бұрын
how about telling us the size of the rivets and how you installed. that is the actual hard part. also how did you get the rivets out .
@docotis420666
6 жыл бұрын
what size rivets?
@trevormara3735
5 жыл бұрын
what size rivets did you use? How would you recommend removing rivets that snapped in half?
@foolproof7321
4 жыл бұрын
Did you even get an answer for this?
@MarkW17
3 жыл бұрын
Is this still holding up for you?
@joekjoe1
Жыл бұрын
I don’t have rivets…. Can I use screws????
@budgetjeeps5083
6 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@jorgezamorano1145
28 күн бұрын
Suck cause mine was broken into. Nothing stolen just unfortunate damage
@jordancomeaux6888
5 жыл бұрын
Small world, im from slidell, 15 mins north of New Orleans. This video helped alot. What size rivets did you use?
@MilTechSARGE
5 жыл бұрын
I'll check when I get back to the shop
@MrRahimhosein
5 жыл бұрын
Did the wind blow it off while it was opened?
@MilTechSARGE
5 жыл бұрын
No broke when carrying ladders
@alstonbrown1284
5 жыл бұрын
What size rivets did you end up using bud?
@MilTechSARGE
5 жыл бұрын
I tried different lengths depending on the holes I used. I also tried to use drill through bolts which worked just as well
@4Gooter
4 жыл бұрын
@@MilTechSARGE Hi, did you use steel or aluminum rivets? Thanks
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