I was talking to a friend the other day - he was talking about fastening some plastic to a metal bar, and how it had to look tidy. I immediately thought about those shiny, dome-headed bolts that some people use to fix their cycle wings onto the stays.

Trouble is, I tried looking for them in all the usual kit and car supplier catalogues (e.g. Namrick, and similar places) and failed to find any... I think that my main problem is that I'm using the wrong words in the search boxes.

So, can anyone tell me their proper name, and possibly a supplier?

bolts brazed to perforated sheet then 1/2 a tube of Sikaflex, no bolts showing through the wing.

button heads

As many as you could want on ebay

lin k

[Edited on 11/5/09 by big_wasa]

Coach bolts perhaps (if you search "bumper bolts chrome "on e-bay you get slightly flatter versions).

Matt

That's what I would use, but he doesn't want any slot, cross-head or hex hole... the bolts I was thinking about were very shiny (poss. chromed) and smooth. I suspect that they were posh coach bolts... the ones with a square bit under the head.

What about these with the heads polished

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/52525/Bolts/Coach-Bolts/Threaded-Coach-Bolts-A2-Stainless-Steel-M6-x-40mm-Pack-of-10?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Bolt s-_-Threaded%20Coach%20Bolts%20A2%20Stainless%20Steel%20M6%20x%2040mm%20Pack%20of%2010

That's a possibility - I'll point him in that direction.

coach bolts from B&Q... same as i have holding my wind deflector stays on

Shimples

[Edited on 12-5-09 by DaveFJ]

Fairing bolts/screws?