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Old 04-29-2008, 08:55 PM   #1
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vent window seals
i want to change my vent window seals. i see in all the catalogs some rivets and a tool to install them.

has anyone done this themselves ??? are they regular rivets ??? and can a regular punch be used to install them ???

i just dont want to get it apart and not have something i need to finish the job.
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:12 PM   #2
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Re: vent window seals
no, they are special rivets
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Old 04-29-2008, 10:19 PM   #3
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no, they are special rivets
They use a special "punch" to seat them, but I bet you could do the same thing with a punch ground to a point to flare the rivet and a flat punch to flatten it. There are a couple rivets that are fun to do even with the right tool. The top ones where there's not a lot of room to get the tool in there.
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Old 04-30-2008, 01:09 AM   #4
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Re: vent window seals
I did it with a regular rivet tool. It was a little tricky to get it in the corners without scratching the fresh paint on the frames, but it seems to have worked fine.
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Re: vent window seals
what kind of rivet tool works for these rivets?
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Old 08-27-2010, 03:44 PM   #6
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Re: vent window seals
Take a look here:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=351471
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Old 08-28-2010, 08:02 AM   #7
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Re: vent window seals
The special rivits I got from truckandcarshop were too short. I used regular pop rivits
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