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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 01:59 PM
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Default Unknown screw,anyone know where it goes?

I found this heavy duty screw beside my car.Anyone have an idea where it may come from?I checked my door brackets and around my wheel wells.But I can't find one like it.Am I missing something?







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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Looks to me to be some sort of a seal/weather strip screw??
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looks like the screws around the hood perimeter that holds the fenders on
open the hood and look around.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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It may have been left in your car during production and just now worked it's way out.We find them in cars all the time.Production lines do not stop for dropped screws and bolts!
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