 Turn signal screws are stripping, WTF!? Cheap screws? |
 Apr 26, 2012 - 1:34 AM
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Ok. So I have a 1997 Toyota Celica GT and the screws that are holding the turn signals in starts to strip when I try to screw them out. The one on driver side is already stripped from previous owner and the passenger side I tried and it started stripping so I stopped. I am just using a simple hand powered phillips screw. Is there any way to remove it without stripping them? I want to replace the bulbs and now I also want to replace both screws due to stripping.
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May 15, 2012 - 5:13 PM
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You can use a flat head without needing a dremel.
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May 16, 2012 - 2:25 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 15, 2012 - 6:13 PM)  You can use a flat head without needing a dremel. How do you do that? The screw head is just a Phillips screw head. It's not a phillips&flat head? I'm not going to try hammering either because I don't want to damage the bumper. -------------------- |
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May 16, 2012 - 8:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ May 16, 2012 - 3:25 AM) QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 15, 2012 - 6:13 PM) You can use a flat head without needing a dremel. How do you do that? The screw head is just a Phillips screw head. It's not a phillips&flat head? I'm not going to try hammering either because I don't want to damage the bumper. Yes. The Phillips head is a cross / plus sign, a flat head is just a straight line. You take a flat and put it in one of the two lines that creates the cross....and wallah, it fits if you have the right size. If you really need me to, I'll get a picture for you tomorrow. |
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May 19, 2012 - 4:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 16, 2012 - 8:34 PM) QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ May 16, 2012 - 3:25 AM) QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 15, 2012 - 6:13 PM) You can use a flat head without needing a dremel. How do you do that? The screw head is just a Phillips screw head. It's not a phillips&flat head? I'm not going to try hammering either because I don't want to damage the bumper. Yes. The Phillips head is a cross / plus sign, a flat head is just a straight line. You take a flat and put it in one of the two lines that creates the cross....and wallah, it fits if you have the right size. If you really need me to, I'll get a picture for you tomorrow. I actually tried doing that before and it didn't really work out since it's badly stripped and the flat head can't grip it. I tried the rubber band method too but didn't work. It's okay though. At least I found a way around it. Thanks. -------------------- |
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ILoveMySilly97 Turn signal screws are stripping Apr 26, 2012 - 1:34 AM
marinos You probably have bad screw driver the nose is ver... Apr 26, 2012 - 3:02 PM mkernz22 mine come out well with a stubby phillip's tha... Apr 26, 2012 - 3:04 PM ILoveMySilly97 Okay. Never mind. I found another way around chang... May 11, 2012 - 6:02 PM cheela so you're just never gonna fix that screw? May 12, 2012 - 8:01 AM
ILoveMySilly97 QUOTE (cheela @ May 12, 2012 - 8:01 ... May 12, 2012 - 10:15 AM trdproven get out the screw and get a new one.
the screw is... May 13, 2012 - 10:42 PM xrav22 QUOTE (trdproven @ May 13, 2012 - 11... May 14, 2012 - 12:51 AM ILoveMySilly97 QUOTE (xrav22 @ May 14, 2012 - 1:51 ... May 15, 2012 - 1:55 PM HectortheRican BOTH of my turn signal screws are stripped like th... May 16, 2012 - 3:24 AM |
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