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Old 3rd October 2019, 19:47   #16
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I wouldn't call that light rust.

Bolts are 8.8. Beam is galvanised steel (I think).

No part number - https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001781 - well, there's a surprise.
It's aluminium, and will act as a sacrificial anode if stainless steel is introduced.

My advice is not to bother, stainless bolts don't have the same tensile strength of the original bolts, and this might not be an issue unless you at any point need to use the towing eye.

Brian
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