Top replacement: bolts instead of rivets?

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Top replacement: bolts instead of rivets?

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I have the top replacement sceduled for this weekend and was wondering could I use small bolts in place of the rivets?
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Re: Top replacement: bolts instead of rivets?

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I used bolts in the front and rivets in the back. I suppose you could use bolts in both locations (6/32 with washers)
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Re: Top replacement: bolts instead of rivets?

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Thanks, this way I don't have to buy a rivet gun and rivets :) .
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