Have replaced my rusty fixings holding my running board treads.
On some cars you will notice bumps appearing under the rubber strips, unfortunately these were plated screws and water sits in the treads eventually causing these to rust and bubble up.
If you're not quick about changing these then the nut and bolts corrode together and it becomes a hacksaw / angle grinder job to cut them off and replace...
When inserting new use stainless....
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Robert & Ali Davies, on Flickr