Shades of that East Kent Regent V that was in my place at Romney Marsh, lovely paint job and internals, chassis, well, you can tell that story roy!

And my DMS2333, nice runner, half decent paint job, but the front body pillar just behind the door came away from the lower body.

My bus number (if any): RML2532

I would also recommend that while the lighting panels are off you change the saloon light wiring to copper, and throw away all the ali cable that was used.
This is also becoming a problem.
You are quite right about the solid ali rivets failing, I must have changed approx 300 on RM13.

Rob

My bus number (if any): RM48

The other corrosion I'm finding on 2532 is the panels and beading, irritating bits everywhere even on relatively new panels fitted on refurb and later. On the recent repaint I've tried to wire brush down to the corrosion and use a fine filler paste to level it out, but other places have just rubbed it down and added more paint1 Not nice, but it's a service bus, not an immaculate restoration.

My bus number (if any): RML2532