Where can I find small M4 1.4x13mm screws

[A-Man_08]

They are small sheet metal screws for the license plate lighting on the car, seem difficult to obtain.

 

[Peter2400]

They are small type sheet metal screws for the license plate lighting on the car, seems hard to get hold of.

What does 1.4 mean?
What do you need the screws for?

 

[A-Man_08]

I assume it is the dimension between the threads on the screw.
It says like this M4,2X1,4X13 MM (effective length 6,6MM)
6.6 probably matches the length measured from the screw head.

Thus, M4 2X is required.
The branded workshop wants 10kr each for these screws.

 

[kashieda]

I don't think you can get hold of two screws much cheaper than that, unfortunately.

 

[Daaaaaniel]

Go to Sifverts Skruv in Västberga

http://www.sifvert-skruv.se/

 

[prototypen]

If it is a "regular" sheet metal screw 4.2 x 13, then it is a common size, I have a few hundred, but postage is 7 kr.

Protte

 

[A-Man_08]

Then I'll take them from the authorized service center, I just have to drill them out first, there's not much to drill into if you know what I mean.
I will reverse-drill with a 1.5 mm drill and hope that they come out with it.

The original screw head is completely worthless, smallest Phillips bit, and then rust on top of that, as if made to break.

 

[Fotografen]

The branded workshop wants 10kr each for these screws.

I would say that's quite a decent price for a small screw as a spare part.
In bulk packs of 500 pieces, they might cost about 150 bucks per bag, but as a spare part, you pay 9.75 for not having to worry about which screw it is and its availability.
I've had to pay up to a hundred for similar small items.

 

[A-Man_08]

I would say that was a pretty decent price for a small screw as a spare part. In bulk packs of 500 pieces, they probably cost 150 crowns per bag, but as a spare part, you pay 9.75 to avoid figuring out which screw it is and to have it available. I've had to pay up to a hundred for similar small items.

I usually buy screws, nuts, and washers at the hardware store, around 2-3 crowns each, it's not worth driving around looking just for these screws, but I have a store around the corner that sells RC cars, boats, and other stuff; I'll check with them.

 

[vedklyv]

Then I'll take them from the brand workshop, I just have to drill them out first, there's not much to drill into, so to speak.
I'm going to left drill with a 1.5 mm drill and hope they come out.

The original screw head is completely worthless, the tiniest star bit and then rust on it made for breaking.

Sorry for my ignorance, how do you left drill?

 

[A-Man_08]

One drills to the left.

There are drills manufactured for the purpose, it is an advantage that the drill spins in the direction that a screw or bolt should come out, sometimes it loosens due to friction and heat.

 

[vedklyv]

Oops! Concerning my post #10. Already in the early 60s, I became acquainted with metal drills that had a left-handed spiral. I worked for half a year at Svenska Metallverken in Uppl.Väsby. These drills were used in cam-controlled multi-spindle automatics that processed the workpiece from three directions simultaneously. This was because spindle one, which was the master and rotated clockwise, spindle two and three rotated counterclockwise. This way, working time was saved, and the number of workpiece setups was reduced. One can assume that it was some innovative person within the manufacturing industry who "happened" to bring these drills home, drilled out of some bolt, and noticed that the thread came out with it, thus seeing the potential profit by marketing these as an infallible means to extract broken bolts.

I have to add, it's essential to hit the mark right in the center of the bolt.