From: Weatherlawyer on
On Jun 22, 9:04 pm, "Stephen" <n...(a)none.com> wrote:
> Hi Chaps,
>
> I'm trying miserably to change the speakers in my daughter orrible Clio but
> the speakers are rivets on to the inner door skin.
>
> How do you get the rivets off without breaking the plastic speaker surround?

Wouldn't you be better off asking on a car forum? oreeble'.clio.fr or
some such? There may be someone with the required skills on here but
the chances are slim are they not?
From: Spamlet on

"Weatherlawyer" <weatherlawyer(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 22, 9:04 pm, "Stephen" <n...(a)none.com> wrote:
> Hi Chaps,
>
> I'm trying miserably to change the speakers in my daughter orrible Clio
> but
> the speakers are rivets on to the inner door skin.
>
> How do you get the rivets off without breaking the plastic speaker
> surround?

Wouldn't you be better off asking on a car forum? oreeble'.clio.fr or
some such? There may be someone with the required skills on here but
the chances are slim are they not?


On form to date I'd have though the chances were pretty good!
Excellent group this is.

S


From: Iris Trinder on

"Weatherlawyer" <weatherlawyer(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 22, 9:04 pm, "Stephen" <n...(a)none.com> wrote:
> Hi Chaps,
>
> I'm trying miserably to change the speakers in my daughter orrible Clio
> but
> the speakers are rivets on to the inner door skin.
>
> How do you get the rivets off without breaking the plastic speaker
> surround?

Wouldn't you be better off asking on a car forum? oreeble'.clio.fr or
some such? There may be someone with the required skills on here but
the chances are slim are they not?

A V12 sidewinder unit should do the job, I have one in the loft but the
valves have blown. You should be able to get a cheap one from ebay.


From: dave on
On 06/07/2010 03:12, Iris Trinder wrote:
> "Weatherlawyer"<weatherlawyer(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:60e25a26-24eb-494d-a6d3-f28e95873423(a)k39g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 22, 9:04 pm, "Stephen"<n...(a)none.com> wrote:
>> Hi Chaps,
>>
>> I'm trying miserably to change the speakers in my daughter orrible Clio
>> but
>> the speakers are rivets on to the inner door skin.
>>
>> How do you get the rivets off without breaking the plastic speaker
>> surround?

As far as I know, you didn't say what form the rivets were.

Expand on this and I might be able to come op with an answer.

Dave

From: Stephen on

"dave" <davenpat(a)btopenowrld.com> wrote in message
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> On 06/07/2010 03:12, Iris Trinder wrote:
>> "Weatherlawyer"<weatherlawyer(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:60e25a26-24eb-494d-a6d3-f28e95873423(a)k39g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jun 22, 9:04 pm, "Stephen"<n...(a)none.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Chaps,
>>>
>>> I'm trying miserably to change the speakers in my daughter orrible Clio
>>> but
>>> the speakers are rivets on to the inner door skin.
>>>
>>> How do you get the rivets off without breaking the plastic speaker
>>> surround?
>
> As far as I know, you didn't say what form the rivets were.
>
> Expand on this and I might be able to come op with an answer.
>
> Dave
>
Hi Dave,

They are pop rivets, which hold the speaker on.