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Old 11-15-2016, 04:35 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by 333Matt View Post
On the back, there are two holes directly into the body with what I would liken to wood screws, perhaps better termed self-tapping bolts. So these bolts are biting into the metal of my trunk? This seems disgusting - even leaving aside the fact that they're copper-colored - am I wrong?

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Get rid of those copper coloured ones they will rust. You don't need to drill more holes just get some bolts to bolt the bottom of the frame to the plate. I used some nylon bolts for the bottom (front and back) and jut bolted the whole works together. The top will hold fine.
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