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Dash kick panel screw size
Dash kick panel screw size
What's the screw size used to mount the driver's side under dash kick panel? I took them out when I removed my broken one and then proceeded to lose them all
Re: Dash kick panel screw size
Good luck finding them anywhere besides the dealer, especially in black, but they would appear to be a 4.2MM screw. Realoem says they're a fillister head, but they're not. Not positive is it's a oval head or a truss head, but not a fillister head. There may, often, but not necessarily, be an imperial numeric "close enough" match. Trial and error. Ace Hardware, and probably True Value, are now stocking some black trim screws. Exact, probably not. Close enough, maybe. And all that is assuming you have correct, original, kept nuts. I know I didn't and swear I had at least a couple of different sizes.
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=51_0999
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=51_0999
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Re: Dash kick panel screw size
I don't know if they're original but the screws on my car also have cup washers, like this:

Even if they aren't original I think they're a good idea, to keep the screws from pulling through the panel.

Even if they aren't original I think they're a good idea, to keep the screws from pulling through the panel.
Re: Dash kick panel screw size
Those are called "finishing washers" and a nice classy look, although think BMW had stopped using them by the E28 era. They were used with either flathead or oval head screws.stuartinmn wrote: May 30, 2025 3:14 PM I don't know if they're original but the screws on my car also have cup washers, like this:
Even if they aren't original I think they're a good idea, to keep the screws from pulling through the panel.
Re: Dash kick panel screw size
Belmetric caries 4.2mm oval head screws in a few lengths. They're black zinc oxide which is close enough:Mike W. wrote: May 29, 2025 10:43 PM Good luck finding them anywhere besides the dealer, especially in black, but they would appear to be a 4.2MM screw. Realoem says they're a fillister head, but they're not. Not positive is it's a oval head or a truss head, but not a fillister head. There may, often, but not necessarily, be an imperial numeric "close enough" match. Trial and error. Ace Hardware, and probably True Value, are now stocking some black trim screws. Exact, probably not. Close enough, maybe. And all that is assuming you have correct, original, kept nuts. I know I didn't and swear I had at least a couple of different sizes.
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=51_0999
https://belmetric.com/m4-2-oval-phillip ... n-7983-c/?
Re: Dash kick panel screw size
I got mine from Ace Hardware.