GT-style front hood pins and plates, Sources for kits or DIY fab info? Options

[charliew]

It will be a little tricky putting a ss pop rivet through the fg unless you are sure to use a washer on the backside to keep from splitting the glass. Why couldn't you silicon the formed ss plates on to the paint and not use any fastener. I'm sure a adhesive would hold great and the plate would look nice and clean on the edges on the top and bottom. Unless you are trying to look original the ones that use the round keys and fit flush are pretty neat.

I don't see how if the edge of the plate is biting into the surface that would ever be a good thing.

[Eric_Shea]

I made mine but took a more simplistic approach. AL and pins from Pegasus. These are riveted into the glass using washers on the backside:

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[charliew]

I once saw some plates that used countersunk allen screws in the plates and they looked really clean. The car also had ss plates on the bottom with tapped threaded holes instead of nuts and the ss screws were flush on the bottom. I don't remember if it was over far enough to fall on the seal though.