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: stripped screws


santo51
05-19-2002, 05:32 PM
ok this sux:mad: one of my licence plate lights went out and when i went to change the bulb i found the screws to the cover rusted. i tried to unscrew them but now its stripped. so i tried to use pliers or a socket wrench to get them off, since they are hexagon shaped............stripped too:mad:

any suggestions oin what i can do???? WD40 aint cuttin it.

this sux:mad:

cossieturbo
05-19-2002, 11:33 PM
Oh crap! This sounds like fun. I suggest you either drill the head off and use lock plyers on the thread once the light fixure is removed or, you could use a dremel with a small cutting wheel to remove the head. I usually drill. Remember eye protection. :rolleyes:

Cossie

nismo91
05-20-2002, 11:31 AM
Definitely drill! I had the same problem when I first bought my NX. But I didn't do it, this muffler shop by my house did it for me. :)

Nope it was free! just in case you guys were thinking I paid for it. :)

santo51
06-21-2002, 10:12 AM
ok i have no choice now, both lites are now out. When i drill teh head what exactly am i doin next? am i stickin a screw driver up there or am i suppose to remove the head of the screw and use plyers??? HELP!!!!:(