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Old 12-06-2020, 05:19 PM
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Default Pot Metal Trim Stud Repair

Before I go searching for a way fix to this problem, I thought I would ask here first. No sense re-inventing the wheel. It seems that most every piece of pot metal trim on GM cars has at least one of the pins broken off or corroded badly.
Since I'm obviously not the first person to have this issue, what is everyone else doing ? I can keep looking for NOS or good used pieces (good luck) or figure out a way to repair what I have. Any thoughts, ideas, or solutions would be welcome.
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Old 12-07-2020, 10:12 AM
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The good news is that once the trim is on the car, there is not that much stress on the pins. There are two ways to make a repair. 1. If the base where the pin is big enough. Carefully drill a hole where the broken pin was. Then using a bottoming tap put some 4/40 or 6/32 threads in the hole. Using thread locker screw the correct size screw in that hole. Grind the head of the screw off. You now have a stud for that mount. 2. If the broken pin spot is to small or shallow to do the drill and tap method. Use a Dremel tool and cut the base of the broken pin out. Cut the head off of a 4/40 screw. JB weld the screw in place of the broken pin. You can use masking tape to hole it in place until the JB cures.

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3M double sided tape.

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Old 12-07-2020, 12:48 PM
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Not too hard to find, I found all 4 for a f body recently, one was even in a box. They are all nos.

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Just found out what ever they use on a screwless siding enclosed trailer is some bad ass stuff. Just a ribbon 1/16" x 1"

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I drilled and tapped all 6 spears in front fenders with a 1/8th bit and after 8 years of driving it is all still good.

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Old 12-13-2020, 10:18 PM
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Not too hard to find, I found all 4 for a f body recently, one was even in a box. They are all nos.
VERY hard to find especially NOS, we are talking early Tempest not F body.

I was fortunate enough to get an NOS set on ebay about 15 years ago..

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