Short pan-head self-drilling screws were among the fasteners I bought.
The featured Amazon option is Security Pan-Head Self-Drilling Screws.
Where it fits my build
I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.
I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
My build notes
The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.
The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
The featured security-drive screws use a pan head in a longer size. The TEKS and stainless alternatives change the head and length, offering other metal-fastening formats.
TEKS Number 12 by 1-1/2-Inch Self-Drilling Screws
These number-twelve screws combine a hex head with a self-drilling point. The one-and-a-half-inch length is supplied in an eighty-piece pack.
Fastenere Number 12 by 2-Inch Stainless Self-Drilling Screws
These stainless-steel screws combine a hex head with a self-drilling point. Their number-twelve diameter and two-inch length provide a longer fastening format.
