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Re: [TR] Stupid, stupid

To: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Stupid, stupid
From: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:20:48 +0000 (UTC)
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I did this repair on one of mine.  My screw in "nut" was countersunk, so I just 
sight drilled a bevel with a bigger drill bit...very carefully.  The chrome 
screw "nut" blends in exactly as Randall says.  Do be careful of the glass, but 
I didn't have a problem.

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A  TS 58667
New Hampshire

>There is a special Tenax stud that was originally used only on aluminum 
>frames.  It doesn't thread into the frame at all, instead it passes all the 
>way through and > has a slotted flathead "nut" that comes in from the other 
>side.  Only noticeable if you look for it, and not objectionable then, IMO.  I 
>haven't tried it yet, but >I am planning to use one of them to 'repair' a 
>stripped hole in my original windshield frame.

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