yeah there rivets, most cases are held together by them, I did it 1 of 2 ways both included a drill bit lol... had a hand drill that I did most of a case with before I had batteries charged up on my drill then did the rest of them, thats the easiest way to do it. if you don't have one you could always ask a friend or someone you know if you could borrow there drill, or you can get a cheap drill, doesn't take much to drill them out.