Replacing '73 tailight housing
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Milton Delaware
Replacing '73 tailight housing
One of the mounting bolts snapped while I was working on the wires on the backside. It is the ground wire and I was trying to see if anyone has replaced just that bolt without having to buy a new housing. Let me know if any of you have experience with this.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Airdrie Alberta
I repaired my 4 housings...
Started by sandblasting the housing, drilling out the existing studs then tack welding a 1/4" bolt with flat head (actually used for cleats on snowmobile track) then painted with silver and installed new gaskets.
Started by sandblasting the housing, drilling out the existing studs then tack welding a 1/4" bolt with flat head (actually used for cleats on snowmobile track) then painted with silver and installed new gaskets.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,084
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From: Airdrie Alberta
So you were able to tap out the old bolts, right? Was it hard? Tell more please
When i re installed the housings in the car i cleaned up the Harness to ensure clean tight connections and proper grounds.
No issues in 5 years
