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Yesterday while changing the oil, I noticed that the four bolts at the trailing edge of the undercar pan were not in place. About a year and a half ago I removed that pan for cleaning, and I know I reinstalled the bolts. The only work since then that was 'farmed out' was for a water pump replacement at a Chevy dealer, and a wheel alignment at a local shop, so I'm guessing one of those two places has my bolts. Sort of the same situation @96GS#007 has detailed previously.
Anyway, it looks like the GM number is 11519376, spec listed as M6 x 1 x 23, and while I don't want to be overly **** about things, can any of you recommend a vendor that might have a matching fastener, but not at GMs matching price? I know I can check out Lowe's, Home Depot and local hardware chains, but I don't know that they'd have a match, and I'd like to stay close to OEM if possible.
Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to pay the $5.60 for 4 OEM bolts since they are a "relatively" specialized fastener, and the website is trustworthy. And we are only talking about approx $25 w/ shipping. But that's just me.
Good luck!
Last edited by MacA1979; Oct 20, 2023 at 08:55 AM.
Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to pay the $5.60 for 4 OEM bolts since they are a "relatively" specialized fastener, and the website is trustworthy. And we are only talking about approx $25 w/ shipping. But that's just me.
Good luck!
Thanks, Mark; appreciate your info.
I personally have a strong internal objection for paying for an item with such outrageous price markup as shown on the gmparts site. Considering the volume they're bought at, I can't imagine how low the unit cost actually is.
The factoryoemparts price is more in line with Lowe's, etc, and I'd be willing to take a (small) risk with their product.
Yesterday while changing the oil, I noticed that the four bolts at the trailing edge of the undercar pan were not in place. About a year and a half ago I removed that pan for cleaning, and I know I reinstalled the bolts. The only work since then that was 'farmed out' was for a water pump replacement at a Chevy dealer, and a wheel alignment at a local shop, so I'm guessing one of those two places has my bolts. Sort of the same situation @96GS#007 has detailed previously.
Anyway, it looks like the GM number is 11519376, spec listed as M6 x 1 x 23, and while I don't want to be overly **** about things, can any of you recommend a vendor that might have a matching fastener, but not at GMs matching price? I know I can check out Lowe's, Home Depot and local hardware chains, but I don't know that they'd have a match, and I'd like to stay close to OEM if possible.
TIA,
Larry
Bolts are the hard ones to find since many seem to be pretty unique to GM. Places like "Clips & Fasteners", Fastenal, Auveco, and McMaster-Carr carry a variety. It's often easier to call them vs searching their websites. Pro-Bolt USA may have something similar but their stuff is generally high-end....Titanium bolts, aluminum bolts, etc. A salvage yard is a possibility if you can convince them to look for them. Lastly, a local body shop often has stuff laying around and will sell it cheap.
Pleasant surprise, and pleasant outcome. While running some morning errands, on a whim, I stopped in to an O'Reilly store and found the almost exact double of what I needed. Two packs of two each for a total of $9.73. All installed, and good to go!
My apologies to some subsequent owner of this car if at some point in the future these non-stock bolts cause it to lose points at an NCRS judging meet.
Pleasant surprise, and pleasant outcome. While running some morning errands, on a whim, I stopped in to an O'Reilly store and found the almost exact double of what I needed. Two packs of two each for a total of $9.73. All installed, and good to go!
My apologies to some subsequent owner of this car if at some point in the future these non-stock bolts cause it to lose points at an NCRS judging meet.
Appreciate all your info.
Give 'em a dusting of silver zinc coating and virtually no one will know the difference
As suggested, once you know the size/threads, bolts from anywhere will do... and, you can buy an entire box for what GM typically charges for four. If not in a big hurry, I like McMaster-Carr.
Source for bolt?
