One quarter inch serrated washer-face self tapping bolt, typically (or
the metric equivalent).  The "Help!" line of parts carried at most
larger auto parts stores generally has that and other common pieces of
hardware like that (window cranks, lock pulls, etc).

--Danny

andrew wrote regarding 'Re: [OT] Volkswagen license plate bolts' on Thu, Mar 16 at 17:37:
> Usually, not always, a self tapping bolt with a 10 mm head works..
> What size it is I don't know..  But its a standard size bolt.  You can
> usually get them at the D/RMV for like 50 cents
> 
> andrew
> 
> On 3/16/06, Mike Hord <mike.hord@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Weird question, but here it is:
> >
> > I just bought an '03 Jetta, and there were no plates on it,
> > nor bolts in the holes.
> >
> > Does anyone know what size bolts these are?  I'd rather
> > not make ten trips in and out of the hardware store finding
> > the appropriate one, and I don't have any kind of thread
> > gauge or anything.
> >
> > Google of course had lots of odd and...spammy...things
> > to say when queried about "volkswagen license plate
> > bolts".
> >
> > I'm also wondering if they're metric.  Anyone know?
> >
> > Mike H.
> >
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