Blind "pop" rivets on 110 land rovers

[dickyjoe]

Hi

Can someone give me the info on the type of rivets i need to buy to fix the cappings and the loose rivets on my 110? Steel Alloy Width Length etc?

Rich

[RobHay]

Zenith Brand, Blind Rivet, Aluminium #6.2, Diam. 4.8mm (3/16) Grip 3.2mm (1/8) is what I have used and look good.

[dickyjoe]

Thanks Rob,

I assume these would be suitable for riveting two sections of aluminium together as well? Ie where a spot weld needs to be drilled out and reriveted?

Rich

[FatFreddy]

Add to below post, that the rivets chosen should be the sealed type to prevent ingress of moisture etc. The reason I say this is 'Blind Rivet' is sometimes a generic term for pop rivet and if you get normal pop rivets from the hardware shops, they are normally 'open', ie do not have the end sealed.
Sealed rivets appear a bit longer than normal, but the grip length is written on the packaging.
Sealed rivets are not that common in hardware shops, especially in LR size, so a visit to a specialty fasteners supplier may be required.
Last time I got some, purchased a box of 1000 for all those little projects around the Landy.

Cheers,
FF

[dmdigital]

Add to below post, that the rivets chosen should be the sealed type to prevent ingress of moisture etc. The reason I say this is 'Blind Rivet' is sometimes a generic term for pop rivet and if you get normal pop rivets from the hardware shops, they are normally 'open', ie do not have the end sealed.
Sealed rivets appear a bit longer than normal, but the grip length is written on the packaging.
Sealed rivets are not that common in hardware shops, especially in LR size, so a visit to a specialty fasteners supplier may be required.
Last time I got some, purchased a box of 1000 for all those little projects around the Landy.

Cheers,
FF

X2 - You can never have enough rivets. Especially if you own two Defenders.