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marker light screw stripped!!

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Old 09-21-2012, 09:06 AM
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Default marker light screw stripped!!

had a strip screw probablem on passanger side front marker light. i had a fix for it thought id share. i drilled out the hole more and added a wall anchor to it it seems to be holding and was able to reuse the stock screw.
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Mine did the same. I cut a small piece of hard plastic just the right size to wedge back behind where the screw was supposed to attach, then drilled a small pilot hole in the piece of plastic, and screwed the screw back in place through the new plastic piece. It's stayed in place for a year now!
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All I did was put a slightly larger screw!
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Originally Posted by RTorrez1
All I did was put a slightly larger screw!
tried that just stripped it bigger
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