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What is this thing that fell off my car??
- WayOfTheGinja
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
My wife just sent me this picture saying it was where my car was parked this morning (I managed to drive to work without whatever it is!)
Anyone know what it might be? Looks like it’s about an inch long.
Anyone know what it might be? Looks like it’s about an inch long.
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Its a 'tek' screw..used to hold metal sheeting together or to hold a metal sheet to a metal purlin..nothing to do with any car..unless you are / or a friend was a real bodger..
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Fantastic news! No bodging here - my local indy is not that dodgy (I think).
So this was more likely to have been dropped by our builders I assume and rolled under my car. I’m glad it didn’t find its way into a tyre.
Although heaven alone knows what they were attaching to what with that. I don’t think there’s any metal sheeting in our garage build…
So this was more likely to have been dropped by our builders I assume and rolled under my car. I’m glad it didn’t find its way into a tyre.
Although heaven alone knows what they were attaching to what with that. I don’t think there’s any metal sheeting in our garage build…
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Judging by the big rubber washer it was used to screw down rigid plastic sheets at one time. The rubber washer keeps the rain out!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
That might make more sense. Thank you so much for the reassurance!
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Put some on my Fiesta a few weeks ago to hold an aftermarket undertray as the supplied screws were too small
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
I found it
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Looks like screw holding exhaust shields on. I had one fall off years ago.
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
As B21 said it’s a self drilling sheeting screw for roofing.
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Because I am a pedant!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Ok if that’s how you want it….B21 said it before you, AND pointed out they’re used for metal purlins which is correct due to the self drill tip.
You didn’t mention that…..
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
I know them as tek screws, as do the team of guys we use now and again that put up agricultural sheds.
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
In a previous life we had a business selling, designing and putting up aircraft hangars…screwed an awful lot of those critters in…
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
Me too, awesome things…make life so much easier with the drill tip don’t they.B21 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:16 pmIn a previous life we had a business selling, designing and putting up aircraft hangars…screwed an awful lot of those critters in…
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What is this thing that fell off my car??
The bare metal head versions were good…The ones with colour matched plastic tops over the hex head were always a bit trickier…strip them on the way in and then you had to wrestle the colour cap off with mole grips….to then back them out..
Should have stuck with that business…but that’s another story..
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
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