CheezeMan

I make it a point to provide success or failure replies to my posts, especially if someone else took the time to read my problem and then gave useful information for all of us to use. When I search through past posts, having that follow-up reply is very useful. I consider searching through these forums just like gold mining--- the pan is now a keyboard and the gold is the incredible wealth of information from all forum members. Thank you to all who submit replies!! This is a great forum.

Hey Jim, Thanks for that picture! I try to keep a digital archive of stuff for future need, but I actually have a "now" need. I've been looking for 2 fuses. Both of mine are shot, but I found a working one at a swap meet last week and the guy only wanted 50 cents for it!!! Anyway, if anyone knows the whereabouts of some more I would appreciate a reply.

Unfortunately, the copy I received from CARS did not have any glue on it. After wetting and applying it to the bottle, it dried and slid off the glass. Anyway, a light coat of rubber cement followed by a clear laminate cover solved the problem. The water may have "aged" the colors on the paper a bit, so it looks closer to "used" than new. The car is a driver, so I'm not concerned. Thank you.

Thanks everyone for the help!! I would also like to thank Bill Renico for sharing some laminate film he used for his bottle. This is a wonderful forum!

Hello, I recently bought the replacement label for an Optikleen bottle from CARS. However, it is just a piece of paper-- not the sticky label I was expecting. Nor is it plastic-coated like a sticker normally is. My question is how to apply this piece of paper to the bottle? should I use contact cement or something? and also since it is just paper, i am concerned it would wash off or deteriorate the first time water comes into contact with it. Does anyone have any suggestions or have the same experience? Thanks!!!

I can't exactly say when I first saw a Riviera, but I was a child maybe around 5-7 years old (born 1965). Dad worked at Buick in Flint, and took me to employee car shows in the '70s and '80s. What fun! Ever since, I have really loved the 63-65 style. It has just enough chrome (not too much like a '58 Buick, or nothing like today's plastic cars). My absolute favorite is the '63. I know that the designers had a lot of trouble with the headlights and tried many combinations until they finalized the 4 lights on the grill. Sure, Bill Mitchell really wanted the '63 to have hidden lights like they finally got in '65, but I believe that the exposed lights are the best. The lights add character and give you something to look at. The body is a timeless design and still looks good today. I bought the '95 when it came out. I had #73 off the line, and was the neatest car I've ever driven. When I was little, I wanted a green one. A few months ago, I was looking through ebay and found a '63 silver one for sale, at a decent price that I could afford. Several weeks after I bought, I noticed a couple small areas where there was green paint. Looking that the trim code (JJ), I realized that I had bought green Rivi I've always wanted, though it just looks silver right now.

Ed, Thank you for that information. I found the post you mentioned at http://forums.aaca.org/f177/1965-riv-rear-seat-belt-installation-249870.html. The dimples that I found were much higher on the back, than the diagram shows, and the two outboard ones were not any where near the wheel well. I'll need to take it apart again to see if the diagram dimples can be found. Thanks again. Chuck

Hello! I am new to this forum. Thanks for reading my posts! I have a '63 Riv and want to add seat belts to the rear seats. Does anyone have suggestions, or technical info about where to pop the anchor holes? The fronts went in cleanly with the factory threaded holes. I found 4 dimples across the back behind the seat backs and thought they were markers for anchors. However, they were not. The first one I drilled punched a hole right through the fuel line. Obviously, I was wrong. Before I go and do something stupid again, I thought i would ask this forum for assistance. Thank you, Chuck Nicolai Michigan