Good to know I can stop caring about this.....for now. I've had screws in for 3 years now and I don't see any signs of water intrusion. These forums have a way of causing paranoia. I refuse to change my original heater tees just out of spite, they seem fine =]
I had a similar experience, the tech was great they let me in the shop to watch over. Cleaned up the entire area, used touch up paint, etc. But they refused to use rivets and convinced me it's fine to use screws. I couldn't help but just agree.
We replaced all of the trim pieces with OEM and...
Why is everyone so upset with people using screws? Obviously leaving open holes is insane but if the screw fits securely into the previous rivet and paint is used to avoid rust then who cares if it's a rivet or a screw?