Topic: Roof rail weatherstrip channels: Screws? Rivets? Both?

[drummingrocks]

I've got a Metuchen-built '69 Mach 1, built June 5th, 1969.  The previous owner took the car apart, and I'm trying to figure out what kind of hardware I need to use to reattach the roofrail channels that hold the roofrail weatherstrip.  I'm really more of a '65-66 guy, and I know you can buy the correct flat-head philips screws for those year roofrail channels, but I'm not sure if that's what should be on a '69.

Did my car originally have screws or rivets holding these channels to the roof?  I tried looking in the Osborne manual, and the picture that's there really doesn't leave me much to go on.

Thanks!

[MattDoscher]

I helped a friend re-install these weatherstrip channels in his '70 Boss and we used the flat head phillips screws you mentioned.  I'm pretty sure they were used on '69's as well.

[69 black r code]

Screws.

[Andrew@MagMustangs]

+3. The Screws.

[J_Speegle]

Agree with screws - just can report on the head design nor shape as I haven't seen enough NJ fastbacks/sportroofs to have a clear understanding