Hello everybody! I have loose letters on the hood and trunk of my '66 Newport. Each letter has a pin and a post. The post has small thread cutting nuts which are stripped. I bought new thread cutting nuts but the post are a mess and the new ones don't hold the letters tightly to the car. Will 2 sided carpet tape work? Any suggestions?
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Take one of your letters to NAPA and see if they have a smaller size nut. NAPA also has square black sheet metal fasteners that are slightly bent to act like a spring that push on to the posts. I have had success with these fasteners. Tape won't work. Another option is to use a liberal amount of adhesive over the pins to form a mound of adhesive over the pins. Good luck.
No carpet tape as I don't think that will have the holding power or withstand getting wet.
If you want to use something like that, I recommend 3M emblem tape. That's what is used on new cars. Wipe the area and the emblem down with alcohol first and I would cover the back of the emblem and cut it with an X-Acto Knife.
https://www.amazon.com/Super-Streng...1736609906&sprefix=emblem+tape,aps,261&sr=8-6
The push-on spring clip might be the best option, but would need enough side area to allow it to be rotated for letter removal.
The genuine molding tape would need to be on all letters due to its thickness, for the best look.
CBODY67
The genuine molding tape would need to be on all letters due to its thickness, for the best look.
CBODY67
MoparMike
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I have found these to work very well for this exact issue. You can get them from R/T Specialties
I have used JBweld to rebuild posts that were stripped so I could use the factory clips.
The tape is a mess.
The tape is a mess.
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