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| | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | I have seen the vent window rebuild piece in the tech area. It is suggested getting new rivet kit for the vent windows and the instructions indicate that they are some type of hammered intallation. can anyone tell me where to get these rivets and what they are called. I don't think my regular aluminum rivets and rivet gun are going to work unless I'm really lucky, usually NOT the case. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | I have been sitting here searching the www and turned up americanclassic.com this site. the rivets look like what I used for leather work many moons ago. anybody have any insight | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | insight: they're called vent post seal installation rivets - get that rivet kit from any of the suppliers - other things will not work, they're much smaller than leathercraft uses, and NOT pop rivets - install with care Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | What Bill said & spring the couple xtra $ for the rivet setting tool!
Tim | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | my two cents..... forget the rivets!!!!!!! Man, I got the rivets and tool to set them with and beat them unmerciful and could never get them to flatten out like they are suppose to. I said "to heii with it" and used some Super 3M adhesive. Should they ever come loose I'll re-glue them. Those rivets, are TOUGH/hard and the tool seems to be a piece of cheap crap. Maybe I just got some that were made on Monday 
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