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Misc
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PostPosted: 17:13 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Securing a bulb inside headlight (screws buggered) Reply with quote
Evening,

Got a Highway Hawk headlight & had to remove the bulbs but the screws were made from cheese & they're fairly small so only managed to remove one. What would be the best way to secure both bulbs down now i don't have the screws?

The underside of the bulbs doesn't lie flat so glue wouldn't work, need some sort of chemical metal that is safe for this type of thing but without the mess. With the above stuff you can lay it on thick, so could overlap the edges to make it extra secure. Glue would be too thin.


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Cheers.
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PostPosted: 17:21 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
bigger screws??
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PostPosted: 17:24 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Blue_SV650S wrote:
bigger screws??


The old ones are still in there. The heads have sheared off & are far too small to drill.
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PostPosted: 17:27 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Misc wrote:
Blue_SV650S wrote:
bigger screws??


The old ones are still in there. The heads have sheared off & are far too small to drill.


Put some more in (so you have 4)
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PostPosted: 17:33 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can't drill anymore as it'd go through to the reflector. And the metal is a bastard to drill.
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PostPosted: 17:49 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Misc wrote:
Can't drill anymore as it'd go through to the reflector. And the metal is a bastard to drill.


Remove the remaining/working screw and put a washer under the head, this will probably give you enough overlap to hold it in place with just the 1 screw ...
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PostPosted: 17:53 - 19 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Blue_SV650S wrote:
Misc wrote:
Can't drill anymore as it'd go through to the reflector. And the metal is a bastard to drill.


Remove the remaining/working screw and put a washer under the head, this will probably give you enough overlap to hold it in place with just the 1 screw ...


Good idea will do that. Thumbs Up Now for the other bulb. Razz
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