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<p>Perhaps you can get a flat speed nut behind the too large hole.
Maybe with a magnet on a stick?</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/8/2024 8:53 AM, Ron Fraser via
Tigers wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You need to go to an auto upholstery shop
that does convertible tops to see what they have for snaps.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You might be able to get behind the screw
hole and gently hammer the hole smaller.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">AuVeCo 14833 is a #8 screw button snap but
I don’t know if it will fit or if it is what you need.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net"><tigers-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James
Armstrong via Tigers<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 06, 2024 6:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] button snap fasteners<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
vinyl cover for the convertible top on Mk1A's and MkII
has both 'Lift-the-Dot" and button snap fasteners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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question concerns the button snap fasteners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">One
of my button snaps has finally made its screw hole too
big for the # 6 screw. A new # 6 still is too small to
anchor correctly..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Does
anyone know a source for a button snap with the original
size button but with a # 8 screw. I tried West Marine
and all they have is various length # 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks
in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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