Inner Door Panel Trim Screws

[Chuckin]

I thought this would be so easy to figure out, but I have come up empty handed in my research. The upper door trim that the door panel fits into.... What size/type of screws/nuts hold that piece on? Obviously, it doesn't really matter as long as it works, but I'm curious what the factory did. There is just a hole in my doors, with no threaded backing of any sort. There needs to be some sort of nut on the back, but all the places I look, the screws look like short wood screws with a flat head, and dont come with any nuts or clips. Thats NOT going to hold that on there tight enough...

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Chuckin

I thought this would be so easy to figure out, but I have come up empty handed in my research. The upper door trim that the door panel fits into.... What size/type of screws/nuts hold that piece on? Obviously, it doesn't really matter as long as it works, but I'm curious what the factory did. There is just a hole in my doors, with no threaded backing of any sort. There needs to be some sort of nut on the back, but all the places I look, the screws look like short wood screws with a flat head, and dont come with any nuts or clips. Thats NOT going to hold that on there tight enough...

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

The factory screws are a #8 pan head sheet metal screw and they hold the trim & panel great. There is no pressure on it as it only holds the panel steady at the top.

LockDoc

[gkhashem]

If I am following you there is nothing to screw the screw into on the door.

On my truck I was missing two screws on the lower part of the drivers door panel. When I attempted to screw in new screws there was nothing to thread into. So I took the door panel off and the hole was missing a clip or something over the hole. So I used these license plate clips to thread into. I put them into the holes and put the door panel back on then I was good to go and the screws threaded right in.

See the white plastic items in the picture.

Ignore the screws look at the white pieces

[Grumpy old man]

The screws go into the door panel sheet metal ,There are no caged nuts or inserts to mount that trim piece ,Just use #8 panhead sheet metal screws http://www.homedepot.com/p/Crown-Bol...4762/100349331

[Chuckin]

Thanks guys. It seems so odd to me that there is nothing backing the screws up. But if that's the way to do it, then ok. I like the idea of the license plate backing clips.

Thanks again

[Grumpy old man]

You have to remember your dealing with 1970's technology and those plastic plugs can be used to mount head lights also buy then at home depot or loews