help - Hey guys, I was doing some surfing and stumbled upon this cool locking fuel door replacement. Naturally, something this badass stimulated my impulse buy reflex. I assumed that ...

Hey guys,
I was doing some surfing and stumbled upon this cool locking fuel door replacement. Naturally, something this badass stimulated my impulse buy reflex. I assumed that installation would be a breeze, the product description clearly states "no drilling or cutting".

Upon delivery I took a peek at the installation instructions. Apparently, the removal of the fuel door requires 2 holes be drilled through rivets that hold the door to the rear fender. WTF?

I am reluctant to drill into my brand new truck, not to mention drilling that close to fuel lines.. I suppose I could pay the dealer to remove the door for me. Where is the fun in that?!

I'm wondering if anyone has more information, or a "how to" on how the fuel door is dis-assembled?

Thanks,
Rick

Looks good, where do you get them from and how much

Image of fuel door.

You could always take a grinder and grind off the heads of the rivets.....

I agree with Hartski, If you have a dremmel tool with a small grinding wheel it would work well and would not damage anything, I have always wanted new ideas for using my dremmel. Also where did you order it from and what was the cost??

The rivets almost look like they could be removed with a specialty tool..

Big10, have you looked behind the fender to see if there are even any lines directly behind the rivets? If not and you're still worried about over penetration, rap some tape around the drill bit at the depth you want to stop at and drill at it. Post some pics once you get it installed, I might consider getting this and painting it white. Could you post up some front and back pics of it uninstalled?

Pretty sure you have to drill the center out of the rivets. Also let us know where ya got it. Think you started a new trend here

" impulse buy reflex ". Thats a good one Sharp drill bit that just covers the rivet dimple. No problem. Like rdss stated, just dont over drill. E A S Y does it,,, Would of liked more info. Does the new cover have a new arm attached ? What brand is it ? Can you post the web site where you got it ? Im to lazy to go Googling right now,,

Looks like I will have to do some drilling. Ill do the install when I have time, which unfortunatly, may be a while...final exams comin up.

I bough the part from Rolling Big Power.

http://www.rollingbigpower.com/products ... cts_id=301