Anyone know what size screws the luggage rack takes? I took mine off 6 years ago and the screws that hold it down to the roof went awol. Went to put it all back on the car tonight and was decently frustrated. Cut new foot pads and everything for it.
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Or are they.... an any sheet metal screw will do type deal?1960 Lark VIII Regal Wagon
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Pretty sure they were a phillips, chrome plated, and tapered head. Take the 'leg' to the hardware store and the proper one will sit flush in the hole......Comment
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Don't know the size but, no doubt they should probably be Phillips oval head stainless screws.Originally posted by cultural infidel View PostBrad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
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Sean,
Hardware Sales in Bellingham has a big assortment of oval head stainless machine screws as shown by Brad above. Find the size that fits the hole in the roof and the also the device it is securing. On my 63 roof rack I put some silicon sealant on the threads to insure no leak into the headliner.Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WAComment
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Dick,
Wouldn't they be sheet metal screws, rather than machine screws? I'm under impression machine screws use machine nuts, whereas sheet metal screws do not have the machined thread pitch, and simply grab the sheet metal as anchor. My impression of machine screw:And sheet metal:
Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in processComment
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Yep...you are right, Brad. Sorry for the confusion.Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WAComment
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Thanks for the info fellas. Will be taking some measurements and hitting up Tacoma Screw one of these days when I get a moment. They are only a few blocks from my shop anyways.1960 Lark VIII Regal Wagon
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Make sure they are short so they do not attack the passengers. Any length two threads past the inside of the roof sheet metal is wasted.RadioRoy, specializing in AM/FM conversions with auxiliary inputs for iPod/satellite/CD player. In the old car radio business since 1985.
10G-C1 - 51 Champion starlight coupe
4H-K5 - 53 Commander starliner hardtop
5H-D5 - 54 Commander Conestoga wagonComment
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My 63 rack using hardware store fasteners...
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WAComment
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Yep! Be more concerned with the headliner than the passengers.Originally posted by RadioRoy View Post
If the headliner doesn't suffer, everybody's happy. 
Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in processComment
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Wow Dick. That's some good looking chrome!Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp View PostMy 63 rack using hardware store fasteners...
Ya'll must have some good platers out there in Washington.Jerry Forrester
Forrester's Chrome
Douglasville, Georgia
See all of Buttercup's pictures at https://imgur.com/a/tBjGzTk
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The only good one I know...and the one that gets all my work...is in Georgia.Originally posted by Jerry Forrester View Post
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WAComment
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He DOES have the magic touch.Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp View PostThe only good one I know...and the one that gets all my work...is in Georgia.
Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in processComment
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Show off! (both of you)
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