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  1. 01-17-2016, 07:10 AM #1
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    Paint Code Plate install

    What is the best way to install/re-install the little plate on front of door jamb. It was suggested to snip off the long end of the tiny rivets and glue the 4 heads to the plate and then glue the plate to the car. Any better way to do this?
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  2. 01-17-2016, 07:23 AM #2
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    I have (or had) rivets to install frame tags on motorcycles. The shank has a twist like a sheet-metal or wood screw.

    Here's a link:

    http://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_g...45918570-.html
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  3. 01-17-2016, 11:24 AM #3
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    I have used glue to attach the rivets on two different cars and it worked quite nicely and looks good.
    I think it's helpful to leave the rivets intact and just push them through the hole with a dab of superglue or Clear epoxy.
    I have another question for anybody, is how to remove the plate and the rivets . I have a car that's going to go into metal restoration and the plate is in perfect condition and I would like to remove it prior to media blasting the car. Any suggestions? Looks like it would be difficult to drill the rivets out. sorry about hijacking your thread.
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  4. 01-17-2016, 11:47 AM #4
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    Just installed one this weekend with these:

    http://www.stoddard.com/90009300102.html

    Worked perfectly.
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  5. 01-17-2016, 11:52 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by LiveFromNY View Post
    Just installed one this weekend with these:

    http://www.stoddard.com/90009300102.html

    Worked perfectly.
    Yes they will! Picture please (for the curious)
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  6. 01-17-2016, 02:32 PM #6
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    LiveFromNY, did you use a rivet gun and bucking bar, or are these simply tapped into the sheet metal? Is it even possible to get to the backside?
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  7. 01-17-2016, 04:45 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by sithot View Post
    Yes they will! Picture please (for the curious)
    Sorry. Wish I could but the car was just put away for the year. Suffice to say that it looks just like any other paint tag.
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  8. 01-17-2016, 04:46 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by jc4me2 View Post
    LiveFromNY, did you use a rivet gun and bucking bar, or are these simply tapped into the sheet metal? Is it even possible to get to the backside?
    Just tapped in with a small punch and a hammer. No idea how you'd get to the backside absent major surgery.
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  9. 01-17-2016, 05:15 PM #9
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    In this video posted by another member here, you will see them installing a paint code plate.

    http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...911s-Need-help
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  10. 01-17-2016, 05:34 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by merbesfield View Post
    In this video posted by another member here, you will see them installing a paint code plate.

    http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...911s-Need-help
    At roughly 8:25 for those with little patience.
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