Tail Light Attach Repair

[flint54]

All this talk about the LH tail light ground being so important, I decided to check.

Although it didn't appear bad, I wire-brushed everything to bright shiny metal,

screwed it down tight, and covered with grease. I noticed that the upper outboard

taillight attach screw hole in the sheet metal was all warbled out (explains the missing screw),

and I repaired it by filing it out square with a jeweler's file until I could press-fit one

of those square plastic inserts used for the grille attach screws. Works like a champ.

[jtdesigns]

All this talk about the LH tail light ground being so important, I decided to check.

Although it didn't appear bad, I wire-brushed everything to bright shiny metal,

screwed it down tight, and covered with grease. I noticed that the upper outboard

taillight attach screw hole in the sheet metal was all warbled out (explains the missing screw),

and I repaired it by filing it out square with a jeweler's file until I could press-fit one

of those square plastic inserts used for the grille attach screws. Works like a champ.

 

Very good idea! :thumbsup:

[BLHTAZ]

Thanks Tom. It's little (great) ideas like that that can really help someone out of a jam :thumbsup:

[maddzz1]

Maybe Pete can move this to the DIY section. :dunno: