There is a hardware store near me that carries all sorts of metric bolts, even carriage bolts, many in stainless steel. Another alternative is to remove the bolts, sand the heads to a clean rust-free surface, and then repaint them. I've even had good success doing these without even removing them. Karl M. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Richmond <Hailcall12@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 2:40 PM Subject: pop-top carriage bolts
> I am in the process of restoring an abused '83 westy. I recently thouroughly > cleaned and polished the pop-top. The top now looks great with the exception > of the very rusted bolt heads. I looked everywhere for replacements, but was > only able to find them at the VW dealer for an alarming $2 - $4 each. Does > anyone know of another source for these metric bolts? > > Thanks, > Nate Richmond > Cary, NC 27513 |
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