roof rack screws

[tecton]

what size are they?i got my caps in today from paint and cant find my screws

[tecton]

anyone?

[tecton]

bump

[tnpartsguy]

I want to say 8 mm

[tecton]

nobody know for sure

[tecton]

come oneveryone has them on their carmany of you have removed them

[tnpartsguy]

8 mm. I just got 2 in today. 8 mm thread.

[tecton]

how long?

[joatmon]

Quote, originally posted by tecton »how long?that's a personal question

[SCTM]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »that's a personal questionI'd say... it goes from that long.. to that long !

[tecton]

UPDATE AT BOTTOM ok8mm wont fit10/32"s is too small1/4" is too bigdoes anyone have a part number with pontiac to get these?againthese are the 8 screws, 4 on each sidethat the roof rails, that run front to back, screw into the actual body of the car

[joatmon]

10/32 = 0.31251/4 =0.2510/32 is bigger than 1/4, so how can 10/32 (the bigger one) be too small and 1/4 (the smaller one) be too big?I would assume that it is a metric thread because everything else I've run across on the car is metric. I know the hitch bolts had a very fine thread. Are the holes coarse or fine thread? since you said 8mm won't fit, I assume you tried an 8mm. Was it too big to fit in the hole, or too small for the hole?

[tecton]

too bigive even combed 2 GM parts sitesi found the cut away of the roof rail setup, but no part #'s for screws

[tecton]

okid like to give a big thanks to lazy american ingenuityturns outthe roof rails on a 02 AZTEK sport the EXACT same screws as the ROOF RAILS on a 03 VIBEso thanks aztek, for loaning me 4 screws

[joatmon]

so what size are they?

[tecton]

i dunnololdont care nowi got all i needi guess i could take them to lowes and use their screw chart to see what size...but i dont care anymo!!!

[rasermon]

Quote, originally posted by tecton »i dunnololdont care nowi got all i needi guess i could take them to lowes and use their screw chart to see what size...but i dont care anymo!!!Thanks for the info. I'm sure members will find this more useful than I did.

[joatmon]

guess he didn't want to contribute. whatever

[tecton]

well how am i supposed to know what size they are?and for the record they screws fit, but are too longim going to the dealership in the morning to get them if not ill have to buy a dremel and half these that i have.....wow this is so handicapped

[joatmon]

Quote, originally posted by tecton »wow this is so handicappedsorry dude, I've read your thread on another site about what you think of the people here at genvibe. What did you expect?

[rasermon]

OK. If it's a 8mm, what is the pitch of the thread? 0.75 Fine, 1.00 Fine or 1.25 Coarse.

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »sorry dude, I've read your thread on another site about what you think of the people here at genvibe. What did you expect?This one?http://matrixowners.com/forums...06981Yeah, I like that too. He can talk s**t about us, but apparantly still wants our help with crap.

[tecton]

"some mod or whatever PM's me and tells me my posts are negative and insensitive" "now i dont mean all people from gen vibe, but those who frequent the site know who im talking about" back to the point8mm is too big6mm is too big1/4inch wont fit as far as fine/coarse thread, the selection at lowes is limited in this size...like the only 6mm bolts they had were 1 inch long, thats itso im just going to hit the dealer in the morning and get themtired of screwing with it...haha pun intended

[rasermon]

If you have a set of Vernier Calipers or 0-1" Micrometer measure the OD of the screw and post your results. We can tell you what the size is and get this cleared up.

[ragingfish]

I just checked my parts list, it doesn't get than in-depth on the roof rails unfortunately. Gives me every part # except that. Go figure.

[joatmon]

yeah, that's the thread. Would be funny if he ran back over there to cry about how we weren't being nice to him. whatever. I'm still curious what size the bolts are, even though I have no plans to remove my roof rack, it is one of the reasons I chose a Vibe over a Matrix. I have tried to pull the end caps off though, but I guess I'm not strong enough, or I'm doing it wrong and afraid of breaking it.

[ragingfish]

i had to use a screwdriver to pry those covers off. it ain't easy.

[tecton]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »Would be funny if he ran back over there to cry about how we weren't being nice to him. ok just to clear this up, the point of my post was venting about the user here that posted here about going to the dealer about a defect in the car that wouldnt let him drive correctly in the snow, i called the BS line and the MODS hung up on me and deleted several of my posts, cry, complain...whatever you want to call it babyalso i dont care if you are nice to me, this is a message board, this isnt churchnow, back to the pointraging fish, thats the diagram i looked at on gmpartsdirect when i go to the dealer tomorrow im just going to hand the guy the screws and ask him if he has any shorter...if all else fails ill have to cut thesebut i mean think about it, somewhere, somehow, they go into the car in the factory, they have to come from somewhereas for the caps on the roof rack, i smacked them sideways and they broke off...not too hard

[ragingfish]

Tell them specifically what you are looking for.Some dealers seem to have access to detailed screw info. One dealer I went to was able to give me a replacement screw based on info given to him by the parts system. So if you tell them roof rack, they may not have *the* identical screw on hand, but they might be able to give you an equivalent out of their parts bin.

[tecton]

yeah thats what im hopingprobably cost 6$ a screw, lol

[Merzbow]

...now Tecton, you say you have the roof caps from Street Graffiti? I tried using the stock screws and mine arn't long enough to catch the threads in the back holes!

[tecton]

yes those are the caps that i havei might have to wind up cutting these aztek screws after allill see what the dealer can give me in the morningi was wondering if they would catch, cause the stock thing was flush with the roof but these caps are 1/2" higher

[joatmon]

so first I'm "handicapped", and now I'm a "baby" since you're into the name calling, I'll say what I think. You're right, it's just a message board, and not church, and you're just some punk kid who can be tough while sitting at a keyboard. Even so, it did bother me when you pissed on this site and this site's moderators over on your preferred forum. Perhaps when you grow up you'll learn about respect, of which you offer none. You seem get more here than I think you've earned.

[tecton]

i dont understand what that has to do with screws totebag, jotebag, joteman, whateverbut anyways, thanks for the feedback

[NSimkins]

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