My window screws are starting to rust a bit. I'd like to replace them with stainless. As far as I can tell they are #6 3/8 long sheet metal screws with a flange and phillips head. Mcmaster Carr or the Ace Hardware down the street don't have them. Anybody know where I can get a box.
Those look to me like what is normally sold as an upholstery fastener. I've never seen them in stainless even after a fairly thorough web search.These are the screws holding my windows on. .
These are the screws holding my windows on. They seem to be a mixture of 3/8 and 5/8 long. I'd like to replace them with stainless. Any help would be appreciated.
The rivnuts and either nylon or stainless machine screws is a good way to go if you anticipate removing the side windows with any regularity.
I considered using those rubber expanded nut things, can't remember the name of them, they are used on motorcycle windshields. They would serve two purposes, one to secure the window and two to help with the expansion and contraction due to temperature changes which causes cracking.
Rubber well nuts. .
Alan,
Won't the Rubber-Insulated Rivet Nuts be too deep for the top holes and don't they have a shpulder that will keep the plexi away from the frame?
Steve
Threaded inserts and nylon screws are a good alternative to rivnuts. No shoulders.