Old Tech Tip – TigersEast AlpinesEast

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November 18, 2005 at 2:04 pm #60041

stu

They republished one of my old tech tips in the last TE/AE newsletter. There are alternatives to the rivets. Find some nylon screws that have heads that just fit inside the trim. I used 4-40’s, but other sizes might fit depending on the head style. Lowes, HD, and many local HW stores carry a good variety. In many locations on the car I could put nuts on the back, making then easily removable. In others, I just glued the screws into the old rivet holes using RTV.

The advantages: No dissimilar metals corrosion problems, no stressing the area around the hole especially if there is some filler involved.

I don’t know how long these screws will last since mine have only been in place since 1978….

Stu Brennan