What about rivnuts?

I know that welding is the preferred way to go for most people on this list, but in some situations rivets are what is available.

I can tell you that here in Quebec -- where in addition to chronic floor rot problems from road salt used in winters, we have a very strict safety inspection prior to plating a used car purchased outside of the province, or if you manage to really p*ss off a cop who has pulled you over -- a few years back a guy took the government to court for not accepting riveted repairs on vehicle floors.

The government conceded that it could not demonstrate that rivets should be rejected out of hand for floor work, if properly done. Screws were disallowed, however.

The rule is that if you use rivets you have to deliver the car with the rivet work in clear view for the inspection. If you try to disguise how the repair was done the car will fail.

But from what I have read about rivnuts, aren't they more secure?

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Mac
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