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Hello, Stovebolters:
My daughter and I are about to replace the wing vent weather strips on her 1953 Chevrolet, but I lost the 2 chrome hollow rivets.
Does anybody know of a seller who carries these rivets or are we going to have to buy another weather stripping set?
Thanks in advance!
Charlie3

First welcome to the Stovebolt.

Charlie, I know you want to do it right but for me I gave up on the cussed rivets I was sent. Even using the tool I bought with them it turned out to be a big pain. So, I used some good 3M adhesive, glued them on and have never looked back.

But, to answer your question I feel sure that JimCarter, American Classic or one of the other vendors listed in the links here on the bolt will have them...... but I have also noticed some of them have quit carrying some of the little stuff they use to. Someone who has recently ordered them may chime in soon.

Good luck on the project.

EDIT: Vent assembly rivets. Here you go.

http://www.classicparts.com/Retainers-Hardware/products/812/2/0

Hi, Achipmunk:

Thank you so much for the link. I could not find the parts on the catalogs that I have (Jim Carter and Lmc) I have been a fan of the Stovebolt forums for quite a while now, which has been of great help.
But I registered just recently.
I checked out the pictures of your vehicles. Nice, specially the sweet 37 Chevy Pickup. I've always dreamed of owning one of those.
I will be posting some pictures soon... as soon as I can figure out how.
Thanks again.
Greetings from Texas.
Charlie

Alvin nailed it: those rivets are a PITA. You can get them in a vent window kit from the places mentioned. They also supply a crushing tool, but mine didn't work so well. I like the 3M thought.

Welcome to the 'bolt. Always good to have neighbors join our group.

Bill

Thanks, Bill. Using weatherstrip adhesive for the vertical rubber instead of the rivets makes sense.
My main problem was finding a source for those two "pivot rivets".
Thanks, Alvin and Bill, for such a nice welcome to this forum.
Charlie.

OOOOO, PIVOT rivets.. .now THAT is a different subject.

Here is my take on it. Even with the tool trying to "set" those rivets were much much worst than the ones on the vertical strip.
Here is what I decided to do.....

I bought two of the pivot rivets and after destroying one of those I took the other to a local machine shop guy. I had him to make me a piece just like the rivet BUT with a short threaded end on it. He did it with stailess and I used the nut with the teflon in it as its sort of "coned" a little. I used these on my truck and I'm glad I did. The vents swivel just like the rivets but not the head ache.
I have a couple pics on my photobucket but I do need to cut the thread end off just a tat.

I had the guy make me 10 or 12 of them and he charged me $20 bucks. Money well spent in my opinon. I think I've gave them all away but my two spares
you may want to consider this?? What you think?

on my '65 c10, that pivot point for the vent window where the rivet goes is outside the truck, so this is what I did:

I went to the hardware store and bought a small bolt the same size as the hole for the rivet and topped it off with an acorn nut.

It is a six sided nut with a round top on it(bolt does not go through - only into), looks a lot like an acorn, hence the name.

So acorn nut on top, with a lock washer and the bolt in from the underside. I used a counter sunk short bolt with a phillips head on it. All parts were stainless and they don't stand out at all.

You could also use regular bolts and paint 'em to match.

Unless you are going full on original, no one will ever notice and you will be able to take it apart easier in the future. I actually think it looks better.

Good luck.

-W

Thanks, guys. Since I am only going to need two pieces I am going to try the small bolt and acorn option.
I appreciate you all for taking your time to help me out with my project. Actually, it is Glenda's (my daughter) project.
The apple does not fall far from the tree, as they say.
She fell in love with the Stovebolts at an early age. I have a picture of her sitting on the front fender of my 50 Chevrolet when she was 10 years old (now, if I can only find it among so many other pictures) She's now 28.
Now she has a pickup of her own: a 1953 Chevy. Not much to look at now, but it runs and it has a sound body. It still has the straight six, the generator and the starter pedal on the floor and she intends to keep it that way.
Greetings from Texas!

"Not much to look at now" I meant to say "not much to look at FOR now", :-)