WTF x 2
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WTF x 2
Two really dumb things have just happened to me or rather my car in the past couple days and I figured I'd post them up.
First, I got to class last week and when I got out of the car, noticed that my rear-side marker light was DANGLING by its wire. Popped it off and then put it back on later that night with a small amount of super glue.
Then, I'm installing my rear lowering bolts while doing the bilstein/hotchkis combo, only to find that one of the lowering bolts came with the wrong nut. The bolt is fine thread, and the nut is coarse thread. Funny how one was right and the other was not. So I'm on one lowering bolt and one stock bolt for now. No, its not lopsided.
Just thought I'd share. Darroch Malone
First, I got to class last week and when I got out of the car, noticed that my rear-side marker light was DANGLING by its wire. Popped it off and then put it back on later that night with a small amount of super glue.
Then, I'm installing my rear lowering bolts while doing the bilstein/hotchkis combo, only to find that one of the lowering bolts came with the wrong nut. The bolt is fine thread, and the nut is coarse thread. Funny how one was right and the other was not. So I'm on one lowering bolt and one stock bolt for now. No, its not lopsided.
Just thought I'd share. Darroch Malone
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that's weird about the side marker light. almost sound like someone popped it off. i had a 'wtf' moment a few days ago. my roommate was looking at my car last friday and says "hey, what happened to your wheel?" i look down to see that one of my lug nut covers is missing...i reckon i'll be buying a set of those soon...
nice bike, btw.
nice bike, btw.
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Darroch: You can lower your Vette quite a bit on just the stock bolts.
I bought the lowering bolts but didn't even use them. Your car will "settle" a bit more after you lower it.
I'd suggest a 4-wheel alignment after lowering, too.
Good luck - glad you're not lopsided, too.
I bought the lowering bolts but didn't even use them. Your car will "settle" a bit more after you lower it.
I'd suggest a 4-wheel alignment after lowering, too.
Good luck - glad you're not lopsided, too.
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Certainly not your every day occurrences. 
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Yeah I had already lowered it to its max on the stock bolts so I picked these up cheap at Carlisle.
I'm not real sure what holds the stock light in but it looked like maybe two clips of some kind and there was an area on the inside of the light where something had broken off. You could tell. Darroch Malone
I'm not real sure what holds the stock light in but it looked like maybe two clips of some kind and there was an area on the inside of the light where something had broken off. You could tell.
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The rear sidemarker lights are held on by 2 nuts that thread onto plastic threaded studs protruding from the backside of the light housing. Normally, these nuts are accessed by removing the outer taillights and reaching inside the taiilight hole.
When I replaced my sidemarker lights, one of the studs was already broken off, and the other broke off with very little effort when I put a wrench on the nut to remove it. When these sidemarkers are new, they have no threads on the studs, the nuts are basically self-tapping, and the plastic studs can break easily when trying to thread the nuts on, as it takes some effort to cut the threads into the plastic.
I've heard of this happenning before, and although you might have gotten yours stuck back in place for now, the only true fix is to replace the whole sidemarker. (they aren't much, like $10-15 or so).
When I replaced my sidemarker lights, one of the studs was already broken off, and the other broke off with very little effort when I put a wrench on the nut to remove it. When these sidemarkers are new, they have no threads on the studs, the nuts are basically self-tapping, and the plastic studs can break easily when trying to thread the nuts on, as it takes some effort to cut the threads into the plastic.
I've heard of this happenning before, and although you might have gotten yours stuck back in place for now, the only true fix is to replace the whole sidemarker. (they aren't much, like $10-15 or so).
