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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tmwsccsh" data-source="post: 1551503" data-attributes="member: 23397">Hi all,So, the car has been away for a couple of weeks having some issues it failed the UK MOT on sorted and got it back yesterday.  All good.  Or not...I noticed an awful wind noise coming from the drivers side window over 40mph.  Put the window down and up again and then spotted that the window didn't go up properly, kept sticking and when it does get to the top the motor keeps going whirr whirr whirr whirr if you hold the switch down.Did some more testing and it looks like either the motor or regulator is toast.  Great!So, found a really good video on YouTube on how to replace it...[MEDIA=youtube]1aZreVLqbQA[/MEDIA]...and set about removing the door card to have a look and confirm it all matched before ordering anything.Problem...  The guy in the (excellent) video says about the 6 bolts to remove.  I don't have 6 bolts.  I have 2x bolts (ringed in red below) and then 4x what I assume is rivets (ringed in green) where the other 4x bolts should be... [ATTACH=full]37751[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]37752[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]37753[/ATTACH]So....Watching the video, I assume if I can get it out I can simply replace the rivety things with bolts and all is good in a new regulator and motor mechanism.Problem - how do I get the rivety things out safely?  And what size bolts will I need?Will order the replacement regulator and motor assembly from Rock Auto, no problem, but I need to know about the bolts to order as well and also the how-to on getting the rivets out.Apart from that, looks a pretty straightforward job I think - maybe... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!    :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" />Thanks in advance all.TMW</blockquote>