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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Originality => Topic started by: Dave69x33 on February 27, 2010, 06:53:48 PM

Title: 69 Head Rest Bottom Cover Hardware?
Post by: Dave69x33 on February 27, 2010, 06:53:48 PM

If have your original, un-restored headrest, were the plastic bottom covers retained with black plastic rivets, or with screws?  One of my original head rest had one plastic rivet and one screw retaining the bottom cover.  The other head rest had screws. 

After closely inspecting the attachment hole in metal substrate where the plastic rivet was located, there was no evidence that a screw was ever in the hole, but it hard to be sure.

I would like to know which hardware was originally used to retain the covers, and the build date of your car in case either retainer type was used during the ’69 model run.

Attached are a few pictures of the head rest and the plastic rivet.

Thanks,
Dave   

Title: Re: 69 Head Rest Bottom Cover Hardware?
Post by: jl8dale on February 27, 2010, 10:53:27 PM

The black plastic rivets are the correct fastener.

Title: Re: 69 Head Rest Bottom Cover Hardware?
Post by: Dave69x33 on February 28, 2010, 12:15:22 AM

Thanks jl8dale. 

Ps: Nice car collection!

Title: Re: 69 Head Rest Bottom Cover Hardware?
Post by: KevinW on February 28, 2010, 02:15:21 AM

I agree with the plastic, I have never seen a screw in there.  BTW, the plastic retainers are the same as the door weatherstrip ones, available in the repro catalogs.