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BenjaminWeir

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Hello fellow mac users I got my first unibody macbook pro last week off eBay for a great price! I got the 17 inch version because I prefer a bigger screen size for what I do. Everything works as it should but I recently noticed the bottom case likes to bend and flex in the middle which I don't think is right so, I took the bottom off for the first time today and I noticed that the clips that hold the middle of the bottom plate were missing. After finding that out I went online to find replacement clips and boy is it HARD to find them. The only place I could find that would ship to the US was a person who like me found it hard to find replacement ones so he 3D prints them. I got them in the mail today and to my surprise I dont have any screws that would screw them into the chassis. To my surprise again I cannot for the life of me find anyone online that has these screws for sale that will ship to the US. If i knew there size I could maybe find some but I'm losing hope. I just am shocked that its so hard to find any info on these clips on the web I would assume its common for them to become brittle and break after many people opening them up but I guess not. If anyone has any info on where i could find these screws or their size I would be very great full. I have attached some pictures showing the clips I bought and the only picture I could find of what the screws look like.
 

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