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nodtobob Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:06 am

Has anyone ever just tac-welded the clips to the wheel instead of messing with that damn rivet that holds the clip to the wheel. I figured sense you have to drill out the old rivet anyways why not just tac-weld them and forget about the rivet, they are a pain in the ass. anthony

nothereanymore Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:23 pm

The only problem I can see with welding is: Those little tabs are spring steel. Welding will change the temper of the steel ie. make it soft, thus leading to breakage.

pkagel Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:10 pm

you can probably borrow the rivet anvil from the place you bought the rivets from or at worse case, maybe autozone has them for rent.

salvaged_pinkslip Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:15 am

Or if you are not a purist, you might try pop rivets.

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