OEM Bedrails - Missing Fasteners!

[KevinCowTown]

Does anybody have a clue where to find the fasteners for the OEM bedrails on my '85?

They're a 1/4"-20 x 7/8" stainless steel machine screw but the trick is: it's a countersunk oval torx head that's only .375" O.D. (most 1/4"-20 screws will have a .410 - .430 O.D. head that will not fit in the pockets of the bedrail stand-offs).


I've been looking and you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get a screw with a little head!


I think an Allen cap-screw will fit but... no countersink so it's not going to bottom properly in the pocket and, as it's stainless on aluminum, it will eventually grind it's way all the way through the stand-off. Maybe a better compromise might be an oval Phillips head turned down a bit in a lathe or on a grinder

Any thoughts?