Easy side lamp fix for your C3
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Easy side lamp fix for your C3
Hello everyone, I thought I would share my easy side lamp stud repair experience. This is especially for restoration projects that can be costly. It saved me $60 (X4) a lamp on replacements cost and I was able to use my original side markers. Sorry Corvette Central..lol!
1. Cut & file flat your broken stud.
2. Drill out your broken stud hole in the center.
3. Screw in 2" hanger bolts/stud - 95 cents at ACE or your local hardware store. (This is a machine thread for use with a hex nut on one end and wood/sheet metal threads on the other). You will need to screw on the hex nut in order to screw in the stud.
1. Cut & file flat your broken stud.
2. Drill out your broken stud hole in the center.
3. Screw in 2" hanger bolts/stud - 95 cents at ACE or your local hardware store. (This is a machine thread for use with a hex nut on one end and wood/sheet metal threads on the other). You will need to screw on the hex nut in order to screw in the stud.
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From: Glendon Alberta
Great idea
This is the kind of thing that If I tried that, I'd run the drill right out thru the lense...lol or split the whole housing.
Last edited by vettezobsezzed; Nov 27, 2013 at 12:29 AM. Reason: Spelling, stupid auto correct
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can't pull out till u hit bottom! 
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Thanks for the tip, i do have one that is stripped.
Can you tell me how to get the lens smooth again, can these be polished?
One of my lens looks like stripper got on it, not sure.
Can you tell me how to get the lens smooth again, can these be polished?
One of my lens looks like stripper got on it, not sure.