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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:23 am    Post subject: Source for chrome rivet for headlight ring? Reply with quote
Anybody knows where to find the chrome rivets for headlight ring? Plan to replate the bracket.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
when i've replaced those rivets in the past, i just bought steel rivets of the same size and had them chromed before installing them.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Was the bracket plated or just painted?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2025 3:46 am    Post subject: Re: Source for chrome rivet for headlight ring? Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Source for chrome rivet for headlight ring? Reply with quote
I am dealing with this same rivet replacement for my headlight rings.
The original rivets are brass, which take chrome plating perfectly.
I am in Las Vegas Nevada and thru a industrial hardware store here- McFadden-Dale- I found brass rivets with a domed head , correct diameter shank and length that can give the correct crush for securement.
I wasn't able in my research to find chromed rivets.
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