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Subject:Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 7 May 2012 14:17:34 -0400

At 01:53 PM 5/7/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>Other than the heads, are there anything magical about these bolts?

The price.

>Can I just bang in a couple of regular bolts?

Yes.  M8x1.25

>  Vice-gripping a round bolt head is not my favorite way to
> remove/install bolts.

But the fact that you *can* demonstrates the pointlessness of using
the bolts.  VW think they have to be drilled out.

Yrs,
d