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Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:35 am

We’re the original door hinges on a 71 Standard riveted or screwed in..

Currently the hinges are screwed in and I was wondering

Rick

Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:43 am

I’ve always seen them screwed in. Big Phillips head.

Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:02 am

Thanks, I purchased new hinges and I want to replace the screws also. I had wondered why they Only sold the screws, now I know...

Rick

Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:08 am

Frodge wrote: I’ve always seen them screwed in. Big Phillips head.
I've used a hand impact drive tool (one hits that with a hammer) and a #3 Phillips bit for these.

Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:16 am

Arnt they riveted to the door .

Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:25 am

Thx Cusser

vwoldbug, no rivets, all screws both the pillar and the door

Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:22 am

When I did my doors I figured there had to be something better than a phillips head for the hinge so I went to my local fastener shop and I found the same screw only with a hex head. In the 8 years that they have been on and a few adjustments, I've never had a problem.

Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:10 pm

Are they just counter sunk screws or is there another official name for them?

I'm replacing my hinges soon.

Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:58 am

Cris333,

These are the screws

https://www.jbugs.com/product/N142881.html

Rick

Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:54 am

Thanks, but when you drill out the rivets in the door to replace the hinges you need to replace the rivets with longer screws and put nuts on the end.

Plus I like the idea of stainless allen head screws.

Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:18 pm

M8-1.25 SS Socket Head Cap Screw, Flat Head Similar to this
https://www.grainger.com/product/FOREVERBOLT-M8-1-25-x-25mm-36RJ83

Planned to do this as well. Would think 20mm to replace originals, and 30mm with nut/washer to replace factory rivets.

Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:17 pm

Thanks just ordered some 16mm for the body and 35mm for the doors.

Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:09 am

Just to follow up. The 8x1.25 worked for bolting the hinge to the body, but they were too large to bolt the hinge to the door. I took the hinge to the hardware store and even 7mm was too large a dia. So I ended up using 1/4-20 bolts and nuts. Mounted them yesterday.