Does anyone have a good method of getting the broken taillamp lens screws out of the plastic taillight housing. There is still about 1/8" of rusty screw sticking out but vice grips won't stay on.
Tips on removing broken tail light screws?
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DustyRhodes03
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My go-to has always been when vice grips fail to drill it out with a drill bit. The tail light screws are pretty small though so I'm not sure how well that would work.
Yea the vice grips usually work but I cant get a good hold on the broken screws. Drilling will probably result in a new hole beside the old broken screw. Was just hoping that someone might have a magic fix
DustyRhodes03
TJ Enthusiast
Yea the vice grips usually work but I cant get a good hold on the broken screws. Drilling will probably result in a new hole beside the old broken screw. Was just hoping that someone might have a magic fix
Drill it out, fill with JB weld, then drill a new screw in?
New $19.99 tail light assembly, less headache and a quick fix. You may spend hours trying to get them out and still not save the plastic.
You wont be able to drill out a steel screw from a plastic housing. You are not strong enough to hold the drill steady enough to not have the drill bit walk into the plastic.Yep that would probably work
Just get a stock housing and put in LED bulbs, I have LED's recessed into one jeep, they are not as nice as the OEM housing...JMHO Tim
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