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Re: [T3] Vent Wing Latch/Lock Broken.......Vandal broke in to my car


On 12 Nov 2004 at 13:33, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> Not if you use the very short ones. that is all we ever used at the
> dealers.

My impression was that even the shortest ones needed to push thru the material 
they were fastening enough that  there would still be a head above the material 
when finished. I thought that the "head" on the central mandrel was a couple of 
mm high. I suppose you could grind that down some, however.

> Easier that pulling the glass to put the aluminum ones in. And a LOT
> easier than pulling the door apart and replacing the whole assembly.

Agreed.

> If you just replace the wing itself, where do you get the special rivet
> and fiber washer that goes back in the upper hinge?

I've got 'em, but I don't know how to set the rivets in place. Do you have the 
special tool that will let me do this with the window in place?

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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