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I have plenty of Phillips screws used in places that are hidden. So no worries there. Also Boltdepot.com is my go to for fasteners. You can literally order one of something if you want.

On my '54, being completely broke, I pretty much media blasted and reused every fastener. This car, I replace them. Lots of half wallowed out slotted screws. My local hardware store only has the most basic selection of them. Bolt Depot i can order the exact size, thread, head style and material. This was invaluable when ordering all the different hardware for the convertible top assemble. The have pretty much everything in stainless and zinc, and a very good selection of chrome finished fasterners as well. All at much cheaper prices than the local hw store. The fact I can order 5 if these, and 7 of those and 25 of these, etc is a real winner.

Good to know. I really don’t care about slotted vs Philips except in a few places. For instance, I am missing some screws for my interior trim. I want those to be correct. If you can’t see them without really looking, I’m not going to worry about it.

I did notice when I was replacing my thermostat that all six screws were Phillip head. I’m guessing someone replaced the thermostat back in the 50s…Dad said he doesn’t remember replacing it. Guess what…I reused them and have no plans to change them.

For screws, make sure you know the difference between pan, fillister, cheese, button, and truss head before ordering. Not hard but just something to be aware of.