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I had my outer headlight trim ringss rechromed for my Bugeye a while back. I was not pleased with the work - they ended up grinding down the top rivet, and chroming over this area. (I have since found a great plating shop only about an hour and a half away!) I was thinking of just removing what remains of the rivet, and putting new chrome of stainless steel ones in myself. Before I start messing with this area, can anyone tell me what the purpose of this rivet is? Does anyone know where I can get a couple of these rivets?
Kevin
 
No purpose, it is just the way they came from the shelf.
 
The best I can determine is to center the top of the ring so the little screw hole near the bottom lines up. Apart from that, I have never been able to determine. Maybe it's a carryover from a time when some cars had a little glass prisim in the top of the light so you could see if it was on.

Then again,,,, What Jack said.. :smirk:
 
There are two holes in the bottom of each trim ring. One hole is for the screw that secures it to the light bucket bracket. There is another hole about 1/8" wide that is directly across from the rivet - should there be another rivet here too?
 
I have always figured that is a drain hole.
 
Screw hole, drain hole, and rivet. No telling what those rims came on orginaly or what the rivit hole was for.
 
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