Rocker Cover Screws, Which screws on the underside? Options

[Arno914]

Hello,

on my 1971/-4 I recently cleaned and resprayed the rocker covers.
On the top I have the correct hardware to attach them, plastic rivets and screws with spacers on each end under the fender lips.

In the bottom part, there are three large holes in the covers, apparently for M6 (?) size bolts (3 each side).
On my car however, there where 3 holes randomly drilled to attach the covers with small sheet metal screws. Seems to be "original". The fit is correct.

Question: Did the factory attach the underside of the covers this way? On the early cars maybe? Are there nuts in the longs for larger screws on "later" cars? (Mine doesn´t have them.

I added rubber spacers to help drain water and dirt upon reassembly.

Greetings, Arno

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[zoomCat]

The PET lists ‘pan head screws’ for the side valences, the same part number used for some of the type 4 engine tin; they were slotted cheeseheads. I’ve seen a number of hardware bits that use the original part numbers which are visibly different but functionality equivalent.

My car had a combination of cheesehead screws, hex bolts, and a wood screw. It’s apart at the moment, but it’s going back together with cheeseheads.