Paint clearing screw
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Paint clearing screw
Hi,
I'm tidying up the front of my 04 XK8 and was going to replace the bolts holding the nose at the top.
Looking up new ones I was horrified by the price, £6-£12 EACH! (6 required)
Apparently they are 'paint-clearing screws' - why are they special and can I replace them with ordinary bolts?
Otherwise it's down to cleaning up the old ones!
Thanks.
I'm tidying up the front of my 04 XK8 and was going to replace the bolts holding the nose at the top.
Looking up new ones I was horrified by the price, £6-£12 EACH! (6 required)
Apparently they are 'paint-clearing screws' - why are they special and can I replace them with ordinary bolts?
Otherwise it's down to cleaning up the old ones!
Thanks.
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The Land Rover Discovery also uses M6 x 25mm Paint clearing screws (P/N GG106252) at a more sensible £0.38p + VAT.
Could be worth investigating if this is a suitable substitute.
Graham
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That's not a vat, them's vats.
Apparently "paint clearing screw" is a Ford term,
and a Ford spec. They even have them by year.
Everyone else would be tempted to call them self
tapping screws. Not exactly, but they have a flute
in the shank meant to clear the paint from the
thread that will hold the screw.
Found the definition, but lost the thread until you
popped it up again.
Apparently "paint clearing screw" is a Ford term,
and a Ford spec. They even have them by year.
Everyone else would be tempted to call them self
tapping screws. Not exactly, but they have a flute
in the shank meant to clear the paint from the
thread that will hold the screw.
Found the definition, but lost the thread until you
popped it up again.
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multiplecats (04-18-2016)
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Thanks guys.
Whilst getting some other bits I did ask the Jaguar parts guy and he
explained it was, as plums said, just a bolt with a fluted shank.
Yes GGG it is part #JZS100156 so I'll have a look at the LR part or, as I need quite a few other replacement bolts as well, just use standard ones.
Whilst getting some other bits I did ask the Jaguar parts guy and he
explained it was, as plums said, just a bolt with a fluted shank.
Yes GGG it is part #JZS100156 so I'll have a look at the LR part or, as I need quite a few other replacement bolts as well, just use standard ones.
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