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I ordered several hundred each of several lengths of 10mm hex head and cap head bolts. I also got washers and 10mm nuts. They are all anodized aluminum. I'm glad I got a lot of washers because if you are not careful when tightening the bolts down, they will tear up the anodizing on the washer. I wish I would have gotten some shorter lengths on the bolts. I've had to cut most of them down to a shorter length which is really time consuming.

I ordered them on alibab.com from a company called Wenzhou City Qide Hardware Co., Ltd. When I click on the link to the company page now, it comes up as a blank page and the person I was texting for my order no longer responds to message requests.

There were other companies that came up on alibab when I did my initial search in 05-2021.

I tried to find colored hardware from US vendors and they wanted crazy prices so I got them from china. I now have enough to last me for a LOT years or several builds, whichever comes first. Although if I do any more builds, they will probably all get their own color pallet.

I may sell some of my extras on amazon or ebay. If I charge even half of what other American vendors charge, I could easily recoup what I paid for them and even a some of what I have paid in parts for this build.

Last night I was starting another change at the back of the car which required the removal of the mounting board for my custom sound system. Since that was out, I decided to see why my fuel gauge never worked. I pulled the fuel level sender out and one of the wires was busted. So now I have another parts order in.