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inmyshadow
09-18-2009, 06:01 AM
Anybody know a good source for replacement rivets for the reinforcing plates underneath the car?

I've replaced my fender. That meant drilling out some 6 or so rivets to access the two bolts at the bottom of the fender.

The main problem is this. The holes in the plate are between 1/4 and 5/16s. I can't find a rivet that can make up the difference. I looked for 5/16s rivets, but only found those at over 1in long.

I'm beginning to think I'll have to pay a body shop to rivet the small plate back on.

Captain Chaos
09-18-2009, 07:48 AM
Maybe check with the dealer and see if the catalog tells what size rivets they are. Or see if you can buy some from a body shop. I know if we had them we'd probably just hand them over since they are usually billed to the shop as shop supplies and not any repair order.

135sohc
09-19-2009, 02:28 AM
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh98/135SoHc/Ragtoprivets3.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh98/135SoHc/Ragtoprivets2.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh98/135SoHc/Ragtoprivets1.jpg

The bottom two go together.