Re: A4 Rain guard screw?

[Jay@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-11-07 13:46:42 EST, dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)
writes:

> Anyway, it turns out that it's not a machine screw.  It's a
>  self-tapping screw, with what appears to be a pretty aggressive
>  thread... by this, I mean that the thread pitch (distance
>  between two consecutive turns of the thread, along the
>  screw's long axis) looks fairly large, and the thread depth
>  is also fairly large.  Looks like it's meant to self-tap into
>  plastic.

That makes sense.  Many thanks to both Dan and Frontstage who went out to
their cars for me.  I think I must have lost the screw; off to Home Depot I
go.  

PS - did you know it's really easy to drop a bolt down the hole in the carpet
near the emergency brake?  And that it's really deep and you can't get the
bolt out without removing the carpet, which would presumably entail removal
of the whole seat assembly?

Jay Levitt
96 A4Q, no cupholders, rattling rain guard, rope-mounted changer