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Title: HELP DIA COMPE MX 1000 HELP
Post by: GTnumber1 on December 06, 2007, 08:54 PM

Hi guys

Right hope you can understand this???? I want to paint my MX 1000s ORANGE my problem is the fooking RIVET that holds the quick release lever grinding it off is not a problem but its replacing it, can this rivet be bought, has any1 done this? & plz dont say use a nut n bolt.



                 cheers :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: HELP DIA COMPE MX 1000 HELP
Post by: selfpreservation on December 06, 2007, 09:00 PM

you cant really replace the rivet as far as ive seen mate , you might be able to get orange ones on the bay or swap them or something

Title: Re: HELP DIA COMPE MX 1000 HELP
Post by: GTnumber1 on December 06, 2007, 09:04 PM

Dont think they came in  orange. fook knows


 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: HELP DIA COMPE MX 1000 HELP
Post by: Bigfrawg on December 06, 2007, 09:09 PM

steve, they do come in orange but i have been looking for bloody ages and found none!!
good luck my friend.

Title: Re: HELP DIA COMPE MX 1000 HELP
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on December 06, 2007, 09:15 PM

speak to mr rombloke  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: HELP DIA COMPE MX 1000 HELP
Post by: MartyC on December 06, 2007, 10:55 PM

You can fettle and shape a rivet head using a domed rivet head tool, might take fooking ages but would be worth it  :daumenhoch: