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Avrus:
It's seemed like every step of the way people and things are intentionally getting in my way to hamper progress.

Take for example my coin door.  I wired all the electrical for it last week, and I go to do the install today and I can't find the screws and bracket hardware that attaches the coin door to the wood front.

I took it off when we were measuring the hole size, and I went out of my way to put it in a bag so it didn't get lost.  Now I go to find that bag and it's missing.

Spent about 2 hours tossing my place to find it, and absolutely no luck. 

What's a good alternative, just some straight pieces and really thin bolts?
Avrus:
If Scott doesn't mind me linking his image.



Those retaining clips.  There's 8 of em and the screws.
Austin.Wolff:
Gorilla Glue!  Dunno how stable that'd be though...
bfauska:
You could definitely replace the missing parts with some appropriately sized machine screws (bolts) and strips of metal or even wood.  The best part is that as soon as you finish, the original parts will show up.  I don't know for sure what size those are (I could check mine tomorrow if nobody else knows) but I bet their either #10 or 1/4" bolts, probably #10s.  If you go into a hardware store and get a small package of both sizes in 1/2" or 3/4" length it would only cost a few bucks, you could maybe even buy some fender washers and bend them to use as your metal strips.  If you put just a slight bend in the washer it will allow you to tighten it down onto the wood cabinet face.
unclet:
Hardware stores sell metal strips (in varying lengths) with holes in them, just cut it to size and bend it how you want it.   

Or .... you can get angled metal brackets and bend them as well (see picture for bracket example).  They make varying sizes of these ...... I would suggest getting the 1" brackets instead of big ones like in the picture.

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