White plastic rivet source?

[Mrzoop]

Does anyone know of a source for the aluminum threshold plate white plastic rivets?

[Longballa]

Porsche dealer.

[kentf14]

Or.
http://www.sierramadrecollection.com...ct_detail&p=59

Not cheap BTW.

[kentf14]

In the event that you want to source your own here's a thread with the dimensions.

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...oor-sill-plate

[steve shea]

I am an originality freak but I drew the line here. A small brush and a bottle of Testors. Sort of translucent white. It seemed a PITA switch out. But if they are needing install I would go with the white rivets.

[mimimemegna]

Porsche... just arrived!

[RSTarga]

How do you push the rivet in without bending the little plastic stalk? Every time I try I bend the little bugger.

[edmayo]

Been awhile since I did one Dave, but I think I might have used something like a 5 or 6 mm 1/4 drive socket on a drive handle, so you're pushing the rivet head, but not touching the pin. Then when the rivet is in I tap in the pin with a punch and a small hammer.

[mobius911]

I just prepped mine for install. I completely gave up on trying to tap them in; the plastic is so soft the pin just bends or starts to mushroom. Ed's approach probably works but I went with a more "involved" process. The pins are held on by a small bit of plastic. I twisted off the pins, then opened the hole just a bit with a punch to make it a bit easier to get the pins started. I just pushed them in by hand a short way, but not so much that they start spreading the wings in the back. I haven't installed them yet, but I expect the pin can be pressed flush with thumb pressure at this point.

[smedley]

Any dealer and/or Sierra Madre
Get extras you'll trash a couple trying to get the tiny (thin) center pin to drive in.