Subject: [Mg-t] Running Board Tread Strips

From: Wayne Francis <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 21:10:56 +0000 (UTC)

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=C2=A0. =C2=A0While perusing the Moss catalog I ran across their nut and bo=
lt kit for attaching the treads for TC, TD, TF. =C2=A0I was curious to see =
what they were and got the set. =C2=A0The installation info for the product=
 includes the following:
=C2=A0For years, the correct (and very small) carriage bolts used to attach=
 the strips to the running boards were simply not available. We found a sma=
ll, specialty manufacturer of odd automotive fasteners in 2004 that was wil=
ling to supply us with a hardware kit with 20 each of the 4BA nuts and 4BA =
carriage bolts. This Hardware Kit (280-058) makes it possible to fit the 28=
1-248 running board strip set using the proper =E2=80=9Cas original=E2=80=
=9D fasteners. We do not include them in the 281-248 strip kit because some=
 people prefer to use 1/8" pop rivets.=C2=A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0I was surprised to see this product. =C2=A0I know my early TD =
treads were riveted on, and I had to break the rivet to get the treads off.=
 =C2=A0I had never heard of these "as original" little nuts and bolts. =C2=
=A0Does anyone know the history of these fasteners and where or when they w=
ere used? =C2=A0I was just going to pop-rivet the treads back on, but is th=
ere any reason to install these for "originality"?
Wayne
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nbsp;. &nbsp;While perusing the Moss catalog I ran across their nut and bol=
t kit for attaching the treads for TC, TD, TF. &nbsp;I was curious to see w=
hat they were and got the set. &nbsp;The installation info for the product =
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3_16939" class=3D"">&nbsp;For years, the correct (and very small) carriage =
bolts used to attach the strips to the running boards were simply not avail=
able. We found a small, specialty manufacturer of odd automotive fasteners =
in 2004 that was willing to supply us with a hardware kit with 20 each of t=
he 4BA nuts and 4BA carriage bolts. This Hardware Kit (280-058) makes it po=
ssible to fit the 281-248 running board strip set using the proper =E2=80=
=9Cas original=E2=80=9D fasteners. We do not include them in the 281-248 st=
rip kit because some people prefer to use 1/8" pop rivets.&nbsp;</b></div><=
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nbsp; &nbsp;I was surprised to see this product. &nbsp;I know my early TD t=
reads were riveted on, and I had to break the rivet to get the treads off. =
&nbsp;I had never heard of these "as original" little nuts and bolts. &nbsp=
;Does anyone know the history of these fasteners and where or when they wer=
e used? &nbsp;I was just going to pop-rivet the treads back on, but is ther=
e any reason to install these for "originality"?</div><div id=3D"yiv5829745=
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