Screw Sizes Needed for Tail Lights and Licence Plate Holder

[lazabby]

I am finishing up getting things together on my car from working several months on it. I apparently lost the plastic baggy holding the screws to the tail lights and to the licenses plate holder. I had nice SS screws so that's what I want to put back in there. What are the sizes for the tail lights and the license plate holder?

[Delorean Industries]

I am finishing up getting things together on my car from working several months on it. I apparently lost the plastic baggy holding the screws to the tail lights and to the licenses plate holder. I had nice SS screws so that's what I want to put back in there. What are the sizes for the tail lights and the license plate holder?

m4 for the tail light

10/24 for the four license plate ones

[1batt4u]

What do you recommend if the taillight screws had to be drilled out? I have to put bigger screws or anything?

[lazabby]

I bought some M4 - .70 (at least that is what they were labelled in the bin) for the tail lights. They don't seem to be screwing into the holes very well. I will have to investigate further.

I got some black flat head bolts from Ace Hardware for the license plate. Those look very nice.

[DrJeff]

I bought some M4 - .70 (at least that is what they were labelled in the bin) for the tail lights. They don't seem to be screwing into the holes very well. I will have to investigate further.

I got some black flat head bolts from Ace Hardware for the license plate. Those look very nice.

My tail light screws are double-threaded, known as hi-lo point for use on plastics and low density materials. They are all exactly the same so I just assumed that's how they came from the factory. I wanted to replace them with stainless versions but I couldn't find any at the time.

[gulwng3]

Make your life easy and just order the SS exterior lights/license plate screw set from PJ Grady. You can get them unpainted or black. It's about $28 + S&H. I just found their add for these in an old Gullwing magazine from the early 2000's and ordered a set. Call them - this isn't on their website. Make sure to apply anti-seize to the SS screws before you install them in the aluminum nuts. I don't think anyone makes the hi-lo screws anymore in any material and DMCH doesn't have them.

Andy

[lazabby]

The 10/24 - 1-1/4" bolts work great for the licenses plate holder and the M4 - .70 (about 1-1/4" long also) work for the tail lamps. I chose black bolts that require a hex allen wrench to screw them in. I think the black looks better than SS or silver screws.

[gulwng3]

Are these stainless steel?

Andy

[lazabby]

Are these stainless steel?

Andy

I doubt it.

[Delorean Industries]

If anyone is looking for stainless screw sets get a hold of PJ Grady Delorean.