Removing mirror inserts???

[BigPapa]

My new to me '98 was ordered with the big steel frame towing mirrors. I have removed those and replaced them with the standard mirrors. Now I have 4 of these ugly white circles in each door.



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Eventually I'll weld the holes up when I can paint the truck. Untill then I've got some nice flat headed plastic darts to put in each hole.



I would think I can drill them out like you would a pop rivet. Anyone know what size bit to use and am I thinking right?



Thanks,

Scott

 

[Bob4x4]

A drill bit will usually bite and then spin the rivnut. A die grinder with a cut off wheel works very qiuckly if you are carefull not to go too far or let it slip

 

[Bill Lins]

Or you might be able to grip the edges of the rivnut with a pair of Channellocks to keep it from spinning and use a Unibit (step-bit) to drill it out.

 

[BigPapa]

The holes were right at 3/8". Ended up grinding the heads off with a die grinder. Tried drilling but the inserts just spun. Put some body fastener darts I got at Lowes in the holes with a touch of black silicone. Not perfect, but it looks a lot better than 4 white rings on eac door till I can weld the holes up and paint the truck.



Scott