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Rivit heads sva
zzr1100rick2 - 21/3/08 at 07:44 PM

I have the pleasure of building a robin hood 2b at work
we have rivited the fibreglass wheel arch to the metal wheel arch
and now have a nice row of rivit heads would these fail sva ?
and if so can anyone think of what to cover them up with


Miks15 - 21/3/08 at 07:46 PM

cant you buy caps to cover rivet heads?


Gezza - 21/3/08 at 07:55 PM

Hi my car has rivits all the way down the bodywork and went through sva ok.

where in gainsborough are you, my parents live in upton?

gerry


muzchap - 21/3/08 at 08:14 PM

any protusion has to be longer than 5mm or something like that - he explained that it shouldn't be long enough to pierce the skull (his words) - and any edge more that 2.5mm thick must be radiused, if he can touch it with his ball on a stick...

So rivets should be fine.


DarrenW - 22/3/08 at 11:48 PM

Might be an idea to post pic and dims. Cant think you will have a problem.