Just a note that where I live, the provincial government used to not accept riveting as a floor repair on safety inspections.

They were taken to court on it and with all the might of the ministry of transport AND the provincially run insurance scheme (same folks who inspect heavy trucks inspect cars here and set the inspection rules)... they were unable to come up with a convincing argument on why rivets were unsafe.

Riveted floor pan repairs are now legal. There are specs on the rivet spacing and the repair must be sealed properly.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
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