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Re: Turn signal housing removal (with stripped bottom screw)?
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itsa300zx
on October 29, 2016 at 11:23 AM
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Turn signal housing removal (with stripped bottom screw)?
posted by mysticLegoZ
on October 29, 2016 at 10:51 AM
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I had a similar issue with the top screw. Use a plastic trim removal tool and pry gently outward while uncrewing. In my case that was just enough to get the screw to "grab" the threads further down.
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Turn signal housing removal (with stripped bottom screw)?
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mysticLegoZ
10:51:09 10/29/16
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itsa300zx
11:23:23 10/29/16
Same (n/m)
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-Grimm-
15:02:29 10/29/16
Thanks, prying while unscrewing worked...
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mysticLegoZ
16:34:12 10/29/16
Follow up Q: Are the dimensions of the screws readily known?
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mysticLegoZ
16:41:10 10/29/16
Same as the passengers side.. (n/m)
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ttz'in (norcal)
17:11:51 10/29/16
Hardware dimensions are not in the manual. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
17:28:36 10/29/16
Realized as much after looking through the documention...
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mysticLegoZ
19:49:37 10/29/16
It's not supposed to be black - they are stainless.
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Bernie (NoVA)
20:11:48 10/29/16
Per the hardware store, closest match was a #8 x 1-1/4 in...
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mysticLegoZ
15:21:23 10/30/16
If it's the plastic that's damaged...I use plast-aid to fill
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white22sky
18:08:53 10/29/16
Thanks, good to know. (n/m)
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mysticLegoZ
19:50:55 10/29/16
*re-thread (n/m)
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white22sky
19:57:40 10/29/16
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