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Old 04-17-2010, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JEBalles View Post
I'm most concerned with the inner rocker panel, which I think might be part of the floor pan, it's the panel that the seat belt bolts into. I also watched this video where this guy used rivets because he was afraid of warping the thin metal. You make a good point about the corrosion, I was just curious why everyone uses rivets instead of screws, there's almost definitely a good reason.
The reason is that rivets don't - well shouldn't - come loose. Where as screws are designed to come loose - albeit ideally when you want them too!
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