Oasis Elite Door Awning Screws?

[jrials]

I need help. I have a 2008 Vectra and my door awning sprang open. Motor still turns. I've found great help on fixing it. But, I tried to get it off the coach and cannot identify the screws holding it on. It is a 974 model and I have a couple pictures of the screws but can't figure out what type of screw driver fits them. I have all kinds of drivers but cannot find one that fits. First, they were filled with caulk which I removed. Now they look like a silver hollow screw surrounded by black metal? Please help. We are due to leave campground on Monday morning.

[ziaptrn]

You can't find screws because there aren't any. Those are rivets (I know this because I went through the exact same thing).

To remove, I used a flat chisel and hammer to remove the rivets, then the awning slides off towards the front.
Upon replacement, you can use pop rivets or screws and plastic mollies (spelling?) - anything that will go through the holes and expand on the other side.
I would agree completely that screws make more sense, but....well....
Best of luck.
John

[jrials]

Originally Posted by ziaptrn

You can't find screws because there aren't any. Those are rivets (I know this because I went through the exact same thing).

To remove, I used a flat chisel and hammer to remove the rivets, then the awning slides off towards the front.
Upon replacement, you can use pop rivets or screws and plastic mollies (spelling?) - anything that will go through the holes and expand on the other side.
I would agree completely that screws make more sense, but....well....
Best of luck.
John

Thanks so much. Now that I know, it does look exactly like a pop-rivet. Off it comes tomorrow. Thanks again...