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Air tags work by pinging off the closest iphone to the air tag. If there is no iphone close by they will not transmit any information about the location of the tag. They are not secure. Anyone can search them and know they are in a vehicle. If your luggage is in Rome and you are in New York the tag is not sending a signal directly to you phone. Your tag is detected by someone else's iphone near your luggage and then sent to you.

I have bought from the ETSY account. They also go by https://www.deadstockautotrim.com/. They were helpful and shipped quickly. Other than them, unless you happen upon a upholster who has what you are looking for, SMS is about the only option these days. If you are not familiar with SMS be warned they have a reputation of not having the greatest customer service. They are quick to send out samples and take your money but can be very slow after that. Make absolutely sure they have what you are ordering in stock because they do make the fabrics themselves and can sometimes fail to mention they don't have it but will still take your money and having it made can literally take years.

Your car looks great! I would love a set of Skylarks but I am pretty attached to all of my organs so probably won't happen.🤑 I contacted the guy about the Tru spokes. They are 6.5" and 7" with standard offset. He had them on his '69 Riv and offered to try them on his '65 for me and said he is pretty sure they would work with a 1/4" to 1/2" spacers. Not usre if anyone here has any further knowledge given the dimensions. The seem to be a pretty good deal at $1000 Cdn and within driving distance to pick up.

There are generally two types of fiberglass filler. Long strand and short strand. That refers to the length of the fibers in the product. The longer the strand the stronger the repair and the better it will bridge gaps but it also means it is harder to work with and sand. You also want to make sure you remove all the old filler. Regular filler is made with talc and will absorb water so leaving any of it on the panel could result in it continuing to absorb water down the road. You can also use fiberglass mesh drywall tape as a backer to help hold the filler in place or bridge gaps. It can then just be covered up with more product and left for additional strength.

Wow thanks so much for everyone's input. I have read a lot of threads on wheels on the site before asking and there is a lot of good info but all the additional and revisited information is very much appreciated. I have to sheepishly admit I am not a preservationist or restorer so may not fully fit in here. I am an early custom car guy so this car will be a mild '60's style custom. I built and have a late 40's Westergard style 1937 Chevy truck and I am working on a basket case 1950 Mercury that will be done as an early '50's style custom one day so my interests lie in fairly period correct custom cars. In that vein I am not really looking for anything wheel wise that would have been available on the car from the dealership but something that would have been available shortly after or resemble something that was available at the time. The rally wheels seem to fit fit that bill for a '63 and would work kind of like a factory custom type modification. Plus they are great looking wheels. There is a set of uni lug standard offset Truspokes for sale in the area as well (wires would fit the time period I am after) but from my research on here I am not sure if they would fit either and or what kind of additional modifications would need to be done (spacers, lugs etc). The rally wheels I posted were fairly inexpensive as I probably could have had the set of 4 for $200 Canadian but I as mentioned I am not in so much of a hurry that I can't wait for something that will work better. And yes chrome is expensive, if required, but so is the almost 30% exchange rate and outrageous shipping and brokerage fees we have to pay to get anything in US dollars these days. The beautiful pair of newly chromed wheels Turbinator has for sale would be over $2000 Cdn by the time I got them here so one has to factor it all in when deciding on costs. Always nice to see some other locals. I did see a couple of '63's at the Rock N August show in St Albert last year and maybe a '64. Don't remember the year but there is a maroon Riv there every year that parks by the pedestrian bridge.

Thank you both very much for the replies and the added information! I live in Western Canada and Buick rally wheels don't seem to be very common up here. I have been looking for about 6 months and this was the first set that have really come up with a 5x5 bolt pattern. I am sure they are much more prevalent in the US but exchange and shipping costs are a killer as well so have to factor that into the overall equation . I am not in a rush so I will continue to look and see what I can find. Thanks again!

Hi all. I am a new member here who recently picked up a 1963 Riviera. I am looking to put a set of rally wheels on it ,currently has stock wheels with wire hubcaps. I have been through numerous threads on the site about the rally wheel identifications but still have questions about a set of wheels for sale near me. I unfortunately don't have a lot of information other than the seller claims they have a 5 on 5 bolt pattern and are Buick. He also has a couple of not great pictures that leave me wondering what they actually are. The wheels are 3 hours away so not something I can easily go by to take a quick look at so was hoping someone here could at least give me an idea of what they are. My hesitation is they look really shallow from the front compared to other rally wheels I have seen and don't seem to have the inner register ring on the back. Maybe they are a late model wheel and he has the bolt pattern wrong of maybe just the pictures are deceiving but I would really appreciate any insight anyone might have. Thanks!