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    Rivets For Bonnet

    Does anybody know a supplier of the domed rivets as used on Series 3 Bonnets ?? In fact any info / how to would be useful

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    Jerry, Have a look at Bolt Masters web site 457 Lytton Rd Morningside 07 33992499 , I have bought Alum domed rivets from them for my door tops on my S1 . Not sure what size LR used on the S3 bonnet but they have a few sizes listed . They supply to boat builders . I also used to buy BSF bolts & nuts off them .

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    The last time I bought some aluminium rivets was before 9/11, when I just walked off the street into a hangar at Archerfield and asked for rivets, which they sold to me by weight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jerryd View Post
    Does anybody know a supplier of the domed rivets as used on Series 3 Bonnets ?? In fact any info / how to would be useful
    I'll assume you want these bad boys?

    Land Rover Parts - SOLID RIVET - DOME HEAD 7/16"long X 3/16"dia. (ALUMINIUM)

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    Bit far away, but a decade or two ago I picked up a large box packed with aviation grade rivets of various sizes in original tropical packing. Found all the ones I've needed in there......
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    I bought mine from either "charlieccu" or "emberton-imperial-ltd_bits4landys" on FleaBay, he does bulk quantities for cheaper than the (online) local suppliers I could find. Postage may not be worth it, I would do a bulk order whenever I needed other stuff from the UK.

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    Solid rivets ? Most Series III bonnets I've seen use sealed pop rivets but this may have changed during production. May also depend on UK or Aus assembly.

    I scored a box of solid rivets from someone who used to work at Regent Motors in Melbourne, he must have left with a few in his pocket each day ?! There were also some semi-tubular rivets.
    I'll need to re-stock at some point, as mentioned Bits-4-Landys stock them https://www.bits4landys.co.uk/rivets/rivets-tools.htm

    You'll need a rivet snap to support the head, a helper and a vice with a lot of access all round (or some other way of holding the snap).
    The rivet snap has a recess to support the head of the rivet so you need to match it to the head of the rivets you buy.


    Snap held in the vice. Rivet placed in bonnet then head of rivet located in the snap while helper supports the bonnet. You can then flatten the back of the rivet with a hammer (if you can aim well) or use a flat punch & hammer.
    It doesn't take a lot of force to flatten the rivet.

    Some rivet snaps also have a hole in them so that you can insert over the shank of the rivet and tap the snap so that the sheets are pushed together tightly before flattening.

    I did some Series II door skins this way a while ago.




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