72 Taillight Screws
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:26 pm
No I don't need 72 screws.
When I bought the car, the owner had removed anything that he thought might be stolen while it sat in the field. Wouldn't you know it, I don't seem to have any of the original taillight screws, and the fact that most of them are over 2" in length means that I can only buy them locally with the square type head, or phillips in the countersunk variety (ICK).
Does anyone reproduce the originals or something that is at least close?
I couldn't believe it when the parts guys showed me that catalog listings stop at 1 3/4" for phillips head trim screws with a non countersink style head.
At the moment I've mounted the lenses with 2 screws a side just to hold them on. But this wont do when it hits the streets in the very near future.
Thanks for any help you can provide!

When I bought the car, the owner had removed anything that he thought might be stolen while it sat in the field. Wouldn't you know it, I don't seem to have any of the original taillight screws, and the fact that most of them are over 2" in length means that I can only buy them locally with the square type head, or phillips in the countersunk variety (ICK).
Does anyone reproduce the originals or something that is at least close?
I couldn't believe it when the parts guys showed me that catalog listings stop at 1 3/4" for phillips head trim screws with a non countersink style head.

At the moment I've mounted the lenses with 2 screws a side just to hold them on. But this wont do when it hits the streets in the very near future.
Thanks for any help you can provide!