Need to remove center fold seat and install step box. Any suggestions on removing rivets? Has anyone used velcro to install step box? Thanks
Seat Removal and Step box install?
Need to remove center fold seat and install step box. Any suggestions on removing rivets? Has anyone used velcro to install step box? Thanks
Gregg, I did that on my Caracal, but tho seat was attached with screws. I would guess you can just drill the rivets out. Hopefully BCB will give you an answer.
Bill Gard
Richmond, Indiana
2015 BassCat Caracal/225ProXs
TEAM SHERM'S MARINE
Of course I talk to myself...sometimes I need expert advice.
Bill, that's what i was kinda things or grind heads off but would like to get rivet out without anything falling inside.
BCB?
I replaced the step with a seat in my 2016 puma. I drilled out the rivets, they fell down into the cooler, and installed the seat with screws. Whole process was fairly painless
We generally drill just the heads to the glass level, then punch the rivet through the glass inside. The type of fuel tank is a question and what or how you access that area through the seat box. If you have rear tanks we would not worry much about the rivet and gather them in the bilge eventually. Of course access is the reason now, and you also can remove the seat box and catch the rivet and not have them rolling around in your rig.
04 PIV. No access to underneath. How important would it be to retrieve all the rivets from underneath? What size drill bit? Has anyone installed step box with heavy duty velcro?
bump
Try use a number bit just over 3/16" at the factory. The seat box is removable if you want and it's a little work. Otherwise they hurt nothing other than bouncing around some.
Complete :) Left the hinges on from the bottom part of seat and drilled new pilot holes for screws in step box so I only had to remove the four rivets in the back of the seat. Only one issue. The hinges on the back of seat rubbed off the gel coat. Any suggestions on touching that up? Thanks
Pics please!
Dave
Tried white oil based paint stick and still see marks through paint. Even cut a small groove in cardboard to had over area and used white spray paint, same result. Never have posted pictures.
bass57348
I posted this a few years ago on BCB owners forms - pics and a description on how to switch form a seat to a step box.
link:
http://basscatowners.yuku.com/reply/...n#reply-137713
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catmantwo, that's what I did and worked good. Just trying to figure out how to cover up marks from the hinges where the vertical seat back was.
Was thinking I might be able to cover with a bcb logo? I'll have to look in the morning.
It would take a logo that was around 1.5" tall and 13-14" long. Might try to put couple more coats on with paint stick.
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