Making The Special Screw For Late Bumper Rubber Trim

[knewknew]

I was working on my bumpers and needed to cut off a screw in order to remove the rubber trim. The nut had seized and the entire screw would rotate when trying to remove it.
I discovered that the screw is a very odd creature. These appear to be no longer available and I could not find a used one, so I went with making my own. Perhaps they have a name and can be found for .10 cents a hardware store, but I didn't know the industry name for them.


I am hoping this will help someone who may be facing the same problem...



Good original screw is on the left, notice the strange head? I purchased a metric replacement with a normal flat philips head with matching countersink angle:

Grind down the edges with a file or bench grinder. Apply some filler if you want to go the extra step:

Voila!

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1970 Squareback

[AutoMechanic]

Great. Looks helpful. If it was seized then maybe a good idea to use some anti seize on it.

[knewknew]