Hi folks, 

        Does anyone have a source for a replacement kit for stainless steel pop top hardware?  I’d love to do this one  piece at a time.  I think this is another improvement I have the skill level for.  and, a quick check shows my original bolts seem happy to turn and come loose.

tips on a complete source pop top and other exterior stainless screws and bolts is greatly appreciated.

Sending me to the hard ware store with samples would be a disaster!

Eric Caron 
85 gL Auto Westfalia currently waiting for spring

> On Mar 7, 2015, at 10:44 AM, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Mike,
> 
> I ran into the same problem removing some of my bolts when replacing them
> with stainless steel ones when I removed the luggage top to replace the
> footman loops.  After trying to loosen them over many days by using
> penetrating oils, I finally used a Dremel tool and a cutting disk.  First,
> I cut a deeper slot for the screwdriver.  When using my big screwdriver,
> part of the screw head broke off so I carefully used the Dremel to cut the
> rest of the head off.
> 
> Hopefully, others may have a better solution because this one takes time
> and patience.
> 
> Harold
> 
> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
> Harrisonburg, VA
> 
> 
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>> The bolts I'm referring to are the ones on the actual fiberglass top that
>> take a flathead screwdriver to get out.
>> 
>> Currently, they are in there so tightly that all a screwdriver is doing is
>> stripping the head.
>> 
>> I don't have a torch and was wary of using one on the top.
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>