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Old 12-16-2012, 08:34 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by san rensho View Post
I would use 20mm bolts if that is what was in there before. Just get any good quality bolt, doesn't have to be from porsche. You are putting a steel bolt into aluminum threads, so you want as long a bolt as possible to help avoid stripping the aluminum threads.
You have a point, but on the other hand, any source I checked shows 16.
I'm really puzzled by that.
Thanks for the advise.
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