_zebra

anybody got a pair they don't need anymore? i hit a real hard transition in some road construction last weekend & due to the blackout covers, which (for those of you who have them - you know) don't let the stock screws get but a couple threads in there, they popped right off & my right tail light is only held in by the wiring harness now. it's hard to find a hardware store who carries 4.2x1.4x30mm bolts & the best dealer price is still retarded

any of y'all got some extras you'll let go cheap?

Blitzkrieg

Fastenal!!!

I buy all my hardware from them, good prices too!

_zebra

oh yeah... forgot about them. the place i worked before the AF used to get stuff through their store.
thanks Brian



it's still nicer to have OEM stuff, though

_zebra

haha... of course i make that last comment with repro rear wheels (and all 4 custom powdercoated), new headlights/corners/tails, a different hood, a space heater intake manifold, and not one factory piece of exhaust left

NotLawReview

go to lowes, get some size 8's that are 1.25in and they are exactly the same as stock. get the 1.5inchers for your blackout covers... same thing happened to me last weekend due to my screw on covers and the 2 dollar lowes screws are perfect fits

nascar57

I used square head screws on all my led tailights so it would be a little more difficult to steal them. To easy for anyone with a screwdriver and evil intent to make off with them.

_zebra

i'll try that - i still ain't found none the right size yet & i pass Lowes almost every day. and if they're $2 each (which is still an 'ouch'), that's about 1/2 what the stealerships wanted

well, Torx ain't really all that easy to take out without an actual Torx driver - i've tried on multiple sizes over the years... but you're right, robertson head screws are even less common

Justinduhhhh

your whining about spending 4 dollars in screws to hold your taillight in?
use lock tite the next time and they wont fall out

_zebra

no, it's that i don't support the concept of overcharging for something so simple. $4 & change each for a small screw (even though it is a weird size) is ridiculous & i knew there had to be a normally-priced alternative.

it's like i have to explain to my wife all the time - it ain't about 'how much' something is; it's about what you get for that price.
imagine you're thinking, "man, i'd really love a coke right now." and as you walk around the corner, lo & behold, in front of you are two vendors each charging $1 for a coke - one guy is selling 12oz cans from a nice plywood & 2x4 stand while the other has 20oz bottles in a coleman cooler. what's the logical decision here?

Justinduhhhh

skip both and go for the person selling the pepsi
its about quality over quanity
oem screws will work better and fit perfect as they are for that car

_zebra

but the problem is that it was the OEM screws that caused this predicament because they're designed to screw all the way into a recessed hole inside the tail light housing whereas i'm using 1/8" ABS covers over top of the outside surface of the lights, therefore winding up with only 2-3 threads being left to hold the assembly in place.

long story short, i picked up a 10-pack of 1.5" #8 phillips machine screws for $2 then used some rattle can flat black to color the heads. they hold just fine now with a good 1/2" of thread.

thanks, y'all





ps - pepsi sucks