Hi all,

My left hood vent seems to have warped slightly and is no longer laying flat on the hood when bolted on. I noticed a few weeks ago that the rear 2 vent bolts were in, but the front of the vent had pulled its bolts off and was sticking up slightly. I found one on the floor and have no idea where I would get a replacement for the flat screw portion (that is glued to the underside of the vent).

Do any of you know the name of that screw or if replacements even exist?

"T" bolt?

I would probably make one out of the correct sized bolt

Looks like a carriage bolt that’s been ground down to the shape you have removed.

I don’t believe replacement screws are available, nor do I think they ever were. The parts manual only lists the left and right complete vent assemblies and the nuts.

One of the rear bolts in my left louver let go, and I glued it back in place using a small aluminum plate to help secure it. That repair was done in November 2011 and is still holding up well.

You’ll likely need to follow Patcon’s advice: file down a hex-head bolt or similar to the correct size and secure it using a suitable epoxy resin.

Here are some photos of my repair back in 2011

1 hour ago, EuroDat said:

I don’t believe replacement screws are available, nor do I think they ever were. The parts manual only lists the left and right complete vent assemblies and the nuts.

One of the rear bolts in my left louver let go, and I glued it back in place using a small aluminum plate to help secure it. That repair was done in November 2011 and is still holding up well.

You’ll likely need to follow Patcon’s advice: file down a hex-head bolt or similar to the correct size and secure it using a suitable epoxy resin.

Here are some photos of my repair back in 2011

This is a huge help, thanks