[gwsut]

I, too, have been struggling with this issue of the trying to use the reproduction firewall pad rivets to hold the firewall pad in place. The rivets the industry sell as a replacement is way too hard to be inserted in the hole of the firewall. I bought the special special tool, used silicon and oil lubricant, heated the rivet in boiling water (which didn't do a thing) all to no avail. I even took a section of scrape firewall and drilled a hole in it the same size as a stock firewall hole and pounded the p*** out of the rivet without satisfactory results. I think racecougar has the best idea and that's what I am going to use. HATS OFF TO RACECOUGAR!!!