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I purchased a new cardboard cover panel for the rear blower since my old cover was split. Upon removing the carpet from my old cover, I notice that the holes in the cover had what I think are rivet in the holes. The mounting screws goes through the rivets when you screw on the carpet/cover. My question: did these rivets goes through both the carpet and cardboard cover or were they only in the cardboard? Also were these rivets original to the car or added by a previous owner? Thanks.

DZVette

There were no "rivet holes" in the one I took out of our 65 and there were no rivet holes (just holes) in the replacement that I bought. Possibly something a previous owner added. To mount the panel I used an awl to locate the holes through the carpet piece and into the mounting brackets, then backed out the awl and inserted the screw in that location.

Others will weigh in on the rivet issue I'm sure.

Dave Z

62Jeff

I wonder if you are seeing the trim ring that goes around many trim screws that penetrate carpeting?

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It not the ring around the screw head, these are still on my screws. The best way to describe these are a about a 1/4' long metal tube with the two ends flattened out to form rings. The flattened end towards the carpet side is a larger diameter then the other end which extended through the hole in the cardboard. Thinking back to when I removed them from the old cardboard, some of the carpet was pinched between the flattened end and the cardboard, so these must have been crimped the the carpet already glued to the cardboard. I guessing this isn't original?

JohnZ

Those are called "eyelets" - also used on the kickpads and on '63-'64 door trim panels.

DZVette

Just a guess, but it sounds like a previous owner used some grommets to reinforce the holes. Not original as far as I know.
DZ

DZVette

2 minutes too slow. Thanks JohnZ, I learn something new every day.
DZ

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Thanks JohnZ