Date:         Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:20:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
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If you mean the ones on the poptop itself, these are metric, which may be
hard to find in stainless. You can then replace both bolt and nut with SAE if
you choose. The ones on the luggage rack thread into captive nuts, so you
need metric (M6 I believe), or re-tap the threads to SAE.
I haven't gone stainless on mine, as I remove them all, wirewheel them to
bare metal, then spray them with off white paint. This has lasted 10 years on
my 88 without rust coming back, and looks original. All of the poptop ones
can be tightened from the inside with a socket/wrench, while holding the
bolt; this way the painted slot doesn't get marked up. The luggage rack ones
I put some tape on the screwdriver to protect the paint.

On 3 Jun 2006 at 6:25, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Karen,
> Take one out and take it to a marine or hardware store (locally I'd go to
> Lowe's) and it will take the mystery out of getting the right size. I'm
> presuming that you're talking about the phillips screws that hold the canvas on?
> bob
>
> Subject: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
> > Where can I get stainless steel screws (sloted) for poptop.  I see they
> > have
> > at GoWesty but anyplace else where I can get?  I heard marine store but I
> > don't know size and want to get exact replacement.
> >
>


Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA