Mine's just that thin wood, that's why am worried about it. Way in the back,
where the rear screen affixes, the snap bases are pop riveted all the way
through to the metal. I think that wood laminate is just too thin to hold a
snap base though very many uses.

Jim

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> That "tunnel-panel" in my van is metal, and the facia piece at the front of
> the
> tunnel, just behind the passenger seat is laminate. I've had this screen on
> for entire summers and put it on 4 years ago with no problems of the screws
> that hold the male snap on, coming out/off. I do the same with the rear
> hatch
> screen, leaving it on for several months at a time so I can just use both
> the
> slider and hatch as vents when I camp in hotter weather, and have had no
> problems with the snaps/screws pulling off.
>
> bob
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, that sounds easier, if the issue is dealing with the plywood panel
>> up
>> there. Hopefully it doesnt have to come out but I bet it should. I
>> wouldn't
>> want to screw in snap fasteners from the front, when a
>> through-bolt/nut/washer is needed to keep the screws from pulling out when
>> the screen is used. Does anybody have any long-term experience with this?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>