Why are these parts difficult to find being 2 screws and 2 tabs for my third brake light assembly

[bobbywalter]

 

[bobbywalter]

Ford Nylon Nut Fits 1/4 Hole #8 or #10 Screw Size

Ford Nylon Nut Fits 1/4 Hole #8 or #10 Screw Size

www.clipsandfasteners.com

 

[Gary DuBois]

well....you should.

the odds of me buying a ranger with a third brake light of that vintage are damn near zero. so i dont know what you have exactly....maybe yours was already modified and the wrong stuff anyway...

since you managed to strip them its probably time worth spending. if you are buying them on the spot what difference is there? 2 screws.

the link you posted i would say #8 would be better....but the size of the square hole is also a thing.

my 02 ranger has the factory 2 fasteners and i did not strip them out. I will keep looking until i find what i need.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Ford Nylon Nut Fits 1/4 Hole #8 or #10 Screw Size

Ford Nylon Nut Fits 1/4 Hole #8 or #10 Screw Size

www.clipsandfasteners.com

I like that link the best so far but maybe i can find them local and then go in and pick them up =)

 

[Curious Hound]

my 02 ranger has the factory 2 fasteners and i did not strip them out. I will keep looking until i find what i need.

If they don't work, then SOMEBODY stripped them out. Doesn't matter who. You need to measure the hole and measure the diameter of the screws and figure out what to buy.

You can find charts on-line to figure out the dimensions of threaded fasters. That screw is not a common machine screw thread. But its diameter will be close to the same. So, if it measures 5/32" or 0.15625", then it is a #8 screw size. You can do this.

 

[Gary DuBois]

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I wish i was able to find those exact fasteners at oriellys because i like oriellys auto parts they use to be called schucks auto parts if i remember correctly.