Headlight bolt-Where to get?

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:41 pm

Managed to twist the head off one of the screws holding my passenger side headlight. Anyone know where to get it? I've searched around and I couldn't find it.

There's still some thread left, so I'm gonna try to get a nut on there and JB Weld it so I can take it out and put the new one in.

jT · Post by jT » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:01 pm

junkyard or dealership -- part numbers are in the forum.

you wont be able to it out with a nut jb welded onto it..

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:02 pm

So I would have to drill it out and re-tap it? Or are there any other possible ways?

Edit: Oh wow, the bolt part numbers where right there

Edit 2: I need to learn how to use teh brainz. How does slotting the tip of it with a dremel and using a flat-head to unscrew it sound?

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:59 pm

cabbspapp wrote:Edit 2: I need to learn how to use teh brainz. How does slotting the tip of it with a dremel and using a flat-head to unscrew it sound?

Sounds like it might work.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:08 pm

Sweet. Once the bolt comes in I'll tell you how it goes.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:37 pm

Better off buying bolt removers for your drill. Trust me it won't be the only time you use them! LOL

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:40 pm

Like this?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952166000P

Or this?

http://www.aldn.com/drillout/

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:01 pm

the second link will be the better bet.
although in my experience with these, the bolt removers did not help, Not saying they wont work but for me it didn't help with these particular bolts.

I ended up just drilling/hacksawing them out. currently my headlight is being held on by zip ties. but i picked up a tap and die set earlier this week so over the weekend I plan on Re-taping the threads and see how that works. If that doesn't work i'll be cuting off the nut and welding a new one on.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:44 am

Boyscoutgonebad wrote:I ended up just drilling/hacksawing them out. currently my headlight is being held on by zip ties. but i picked up a tap and die set earlier this week so over the weekend I plan on Re-taping the threads and see how that works. If that doesn't work i'll be cuting off the nut and welding a new one on.

I hacksawed my headlight bolts off. And since I didn't have any sweet tapping devices I used brute force with a screwdriver and ball-peen hammer to pop out the pieces that got stuck.

Then I just went to a slightly larger bolt (which is shorter) and it worked nicely. The bolts don't extend all the way down to the bottom of the headlight like the normal bolts but they work just the same.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:43 am

Thanks for the ideas.

If the bolt remover doesn't work, I'll probably just drill it out and re-tap it for a shorter bolt. What a pain in the ass just for headlights.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:39 am

Yeah these bolts were of a very poor design that's for sure.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:59 am

I have to do the same. 2 of mine did this. Pain in teh ass. So any other tips on getting the other ones out would help. I was thinking of just taking a vise grips and grabbing the bottoms and trying to turn them loose.

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:07 am

kornholio788 wrote:I have to do the same. 2 of mine did this. Pain in teh ass. So any other tips on getting the other ones out would help. I was thinking of just taking a vise grips and grabbing the bottoms and trying to turn them loose.

I tried the vice grips, the bolts just broke off. on the bottom too.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:09 pm

It takes quite a bit of force to screw those bolts in, I don't see why Dodge went with such soft metal.

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:14 pm

cuz it costs 5 cents a bolt less im sure. lol

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:21 pm

no joke, I have no love for dodge's bolts, given me alot of headaches this week.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:52 pm

The bolt extractors didn't work, so we drilled the bolt out. Now we just have to re-tap the hole and we should be good.

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:10 pm

keep us updated on how it works out, I know alot of people have had this problem. I'll be trying to take care of mine in a couple days.

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:12 pm

Once I drilled through the threads I pulled the rest of the bolt from the bottom. I might finish it tomorrow.