> So, what purpose do the rivet serve?
>
> Bruce
> Brea, CA
> 1960 BN7
>
On the original headlamps, the rivet holds a metal clip inside the headlamp
ring which secures the top of the ring to the fender and shroud. The ring
is attached to the body by clipping the ring to the top, then swinging the
bottom down and in place and securing it with a large screw up through the
bottom of the ring. The fakes rely just on the edge of the headlamp ring rim to
hold it in place. Obviously, when they were doing replacements, someone
figured out that you could delete two components and the labor necessary to
secure them in place by simply faking the rivet. I'd be prepared to believe
that this was actually done by BMC in the later stages of supplying replacement
parts, rather than some much later copycat manufacturer duplicating an
original part. That's why it doesn't surprise me that someone found an NOS part
in an original box with the dimple. Just because it's NOS doesn't mean it's
OEM (original equipment manufacturer) spec.
Gary
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