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Offline burdar

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interior trim screws
« on: May 02, 2011 - 09:16:36 PM »
My fastener guide says that the front window trim as well as the rear window trim(the metal trim) is held on with #8-18 X .75" chrome screws.   I havn't been able to find a bunch of #8 screws.  I do however have 27 chrome #10 X .75" screws...the same diameter that is used on the rear view mirror and the sun visors.  Can anyone confirm that their 73 uses the smaller #8 screw?  Where in the world would all those larger ones go?   




Offline dodj

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Re: interior trim screws
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011 - 10:06:05 PM »
Upper front trim and rear trim all #8 screws on my car Burdar. I have no idea where 27 #10 screws would go. Door sills might be #10 but that only uses up 8 screws.  :clueless:
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Re: interior trim screws
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011 - 09:30:49 AM »
These have a beveled head on them.  The sills should use a screw with a flat head and I think they are the smaller size.  I'm stumped.  There is a possibility that some of the #10's are from another car but not all of them.

Offline Chlngrcrzy

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Re: interior trim screws
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2011 - 07:52:21 PM »
I bought an interior screw set, and found that there was no way those longer screws were going to work for the window trims. I went down to my local Fastenal store and bought a bag of stainless steel screws with the beveled head. Painted them black and  wa laa, took care of that issue.

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Re: interior trim screws
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2011 - 08:54:23 PM »
The interior trim screws should be chrome.  It's kind of strainge that they weren't black though.

I tried installing a #8 screw into the origonal holes and it was really loose.  I don't think it would have tightened up.  I think my car used the bigger screws for some reason.  If it did use the smaller ones, I have no idea where they all went....they aren't with all the other interior screws.