bumper bolts wanted

They are called carriage bolts. All carriage bolts have the square shoulder just under the head of the bolt.


The early t-300 (Dodge Ram after 94) and Dakota had them until 96. In 97 they switched to metric 12 mm bolts for both trucks. They came in both stainless steel (capped) and black e-coated. If you are going with painted, I recommend trying to order the black ones from a Dodge dealer, and have them look up the stock bumper bolts for the Dakota from 94 to 96. The black e-coated ones will last longer than if you painted them if you don't mind black. If not scuff the black and paint over them to your desired color. The stock ones were 7/16" coarst thread.

The base Dakotas had painted black bumpers to match the black bolts (actually vice-versa). The base model Ram bumper was argent. The SLT versions of both trucks had chrome bumpers and stainless steel capped carriage bolts to match the chrome.