Vin tag rosette rivets
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Vin tag rosette rivets
can someone tell me where to find them? If they are available? Repairing rust in the pilars, and behind the plate.TIA WB
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Don't make the mistake I did and purchase the black one's off ebay. Call Trim Tags in Buffalo Grove, IL. They sell the silver rosette's for about $15.00 each.
Originally Posted by War Bonnet
can someone tell me to find them? If they are available? Repairing rust in the pilars, and behind the plate.TIA WB
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Finally something is legal in California?
I'm sure I saw them for sale in the Hemmings Motor News a while back.
You might try carefully removing the original GM rivets, size them back down with a wire crimper, then used finish nails inside the original rivets to re-expand them with a rivet gun. The nails don't brake at the head, so you seat the rivet, cut it flush and push what's left back inside the rivet (or?) weaken the nail head area and hope it brakes.
I'm sure I saw them for sale in the Hemmings Motor News a while back.
You might try carefully removing the original GM rivets, size them back down with a wire crimper, then used finish nails inside the original rivets to re-expand them with a rivet gun. The nails don't brake at the head, so you seat the rivet, cut it flush and push what's left back inside the rivet (or?) weaken the nail head area and hope it brakes.
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Originally Posted by Kalway
They're illegal to buy in many states, actually. However, you could always get someone from California to mail em to ya. 
They're legal in CA.
They're legal in CA.
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Originally Posted by 33Chevy
Finally something is legal in California?
I'm sure I saw them for sale in the Hemmings Motor News a while back.
You might try carefully removing the original GM rivets, size them back down with a wire crimper, then used finish nails inside the original rivets to re-expand them with a rivet gun. The nails don't brake at the head, so you seat the rivet, cut it flush and push what's left back inside the rivet (or?) weaken the nail head area and hope it brakes.
I'm sure I saw them for sale in the Hemmings Motor News a while back.
You might try carefully removing the original GM rivets, size them back down with a wire crimper, then used finish nails inside the original rivets to re-expand them with a rivet gun. The nails don't brake at the head, so you seat the rivet, cut it flush and push what's left back inside the rivet (or?) weaken the nail head area and hope it brakes.
WB
