I believe they are 3mm, but the heads are shaped funny. I have my on modified case if you are interested. My battery crapped out and I had other batteries and boxes so I put the chip in one of those.
I had one that did the same thing. The only way to tighten the nut on the 510 connector is to take the battery out and de solder it from the board. Taking the battery out is a royal PIA as the tape they use to secure it is overkill. I ended up taking the chip and screen and putting it into a different box. So if you really like the mod, I would suggest trying to the contact for SMY USA service.