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Old 10-02-2010, 08:01 PM
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I was replacing the headlight bezels on my 96 and some of the screws were rusted good and the heads snapped off. You guys got any good ideas on how to get the remaining part of the screw out?
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Extractors work great......but if part of screw exposed, try vise grip or equivalent pliers, may get lucky
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ha, didn't even think of trying my vice grips. But if that doesn't work, I'll definitely be buying a set of those extractors anyways! Thanks.
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No problem, good luck!
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ha, didn't even think of trying my vice grips. But if that doesn't work, I'll definitely be buying a set of those extractors anyways! Thanks.
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