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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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on an 86 corvette, what kind of screws are used to hold the front tag filler plate on? black torx? my car has 2 black phillips screws but i was told they should be black torx screws at the ncrs show. i need to make it right.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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on an 86 corvette, what kind of screws are used to hold the front tag filler plate on? black torx? my car has 2 black phillips screws but i was told they should be black torx screws at the ncrs show. i need to make it right.
Torx screws are correct.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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WOW are they diggin SO deep....
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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Mine has silver torx screws, all the ones I've seen are silver. HTH
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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WOW are they diggin SO deep....
Same for me.
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Glossy black or flat black? or satin or semi-gloss?
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WOW are they diggin SO deep....
Can you say........ ****?

Mine were silver shiny phillips..
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