arm rest removal on a Civic

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Topic: arm rest removal on a Civic

Posted By: crroush
Subject: arm rest removal on a Civic
Date Posted: August 24, 2002 at 12:11 PM

On the back of the door panel of a 1997 Honda Civic, the arm rest is connected via plastic rivits. What is the best way to remove those so that I can reupholster the arm rest with vinyl. On another note, I will post pictures this evening on work that has been done on the civic, ie the custom fiber glass panels.

Craig

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Posted By: speekafreak
Date Posted: August 26, 2002 at 3:51 PM

I am not sure of the proper way but I just used a hot knife and carefully melted them. To put it back on I used the black hot glue that you can buy. It wasn't my best work but it lasted.

Posted By: crroush
Date Posted: August 26, 2002 at 4:11 PM

Do you have any pictures of the work that you did?

Craig

Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 10:04 PM

I used a dremmel tool to cut mine out....if you are thinking like me nice place for additional speakers I used fiberglass to make a spot for 5 x 7's they turned out quite nice....good sound in back and partial direction towards front

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Posted By: crroush
Date Posted: August 29, 2002 at 7:31 AM

Jeff,

wow another person from Kansas City, how about that.

Actually , what I am doing is reupulstrying it to have black vinyl there, opposed to the ugly thin grey fabric that is there now.

www.geocities.com/tingolia/craig

has the work I am doing on the door panels there.

Craig

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