Not sure if this is the right forum, but after buying and installing new handles and new struts for the lift-up door on my topper this summer, the piano hinge is now coming apart on one side. The dea...
The only problem is when drilling the holes for the rivets is to keep from hitting the glass, this can be done with a stop on a regular drill bit or with a bit made just for rivets. I did it once to replace some on each end I was replacing the 1/8" with 3/16" (about 3/4 each end), but the second time around I had about 3 holes left on the whole hinge when the bit (regular drill bit) I let go to far in.