Any of you guys have options for replacing the studs around front and rear windows on a 70 442. These are the small studs with a head to hold clips that hold reveal moldings and also body side moldings. Ive seen kits eastwood sells for body side molding put on with stud welder but not certain this will work around window channels? I have a couple I need to replace around the windows front and rear.

Thx

 

I've seen a replacement that resembles a screw, the window needs to be to install and it the stud is missing from rust its lie key the screw woulc
dnt work either

 

Here's a link

 

I used the trim studs that came with my stud welder on my 66, put in 10 worked great.
I looked in to those trim screws, actually purchased some but wasn't thrilled about putting hole in new metal, moisture always finds a way in.
If you are going to go that route, let me know I still have the ten I purchased.
Nick

 

Thx for replies, Those screws were what I was thinking about but also want to know options. I was reading reviews of stud welder eastwood sells and some guy had same issue around windshield and he couldn't use welder because tip was too big. nicks1966 what kind of stud welder do you have? and did you have any trouble getting them into that tight spot?

 

Use a stud gun and weld on new studs. Drilling a hole for a screw, especially if you've just repaired rusty pinchwelds, is just asking for trouble.

 

This looks like a good way to go:

 

I have an h&s uni spotter deluxe, it came with the attachment pictured below, I don't think it took me 5 minutes to install all of them

 

You have about 1/4" b/n the CENTER of the studs and the bottom of the metal channel so you should make sure any stud welder will allow you to get in that tight. That puts the studs down in the channel slightly more than half of the channel "depth". The screw in studs are stainless steel and they're not going to rust - I just checked some screw-in studs I have here and they're stainless. You should be priming and painting the channel itself anyway as part of your paint plan and that includes the installed studs.

The adapter shown in the pic in the prior posting is for the NAIL studs (smaller shaft)....for pulling. That doesn't look like it would handle the larger head on the end of the window channel studs which may put the whole stud gun, and any potential interfering parts, closer to the channel metal.

Then again, if the studs are placed slightly higher in the channel, it may not matter that much....who knows? All I know is that I'd like to know BEFORE doing it considering once it's painted, etc and you probably don't need any "surprises" once you start re-assembly and trim installation. Trim sitting too high in the channel??.....that would look great!

 

the adapter shown in the pic in the prior posting is for the NAIL studs (smaller shaft)....for pulling. That doesn't look like it would handle the larger head on the end of the window channel studs which may put the whole stud gun, and any potential interfering parts, closer to the channel metal.



Patton

The adapter is designed to also be used with the trim studs,the last two lines of the description in the picture show this.

This worked for me and put them in the correct position no problems.

 

Sounds good.....I didn't read the whole description shown in the pic. Correction noted...thanks.