Headlamp Adjustment Screws

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Headlamp Adjustment Screws

Postby donsladek » Mon 09.10.2006, 01:39

Folks,

Has anyone sourced stainless steel replacements for the headlamp adjustment screws, P/N A100W5176F? They are described as "Screw, #No. 8 x 50, headlamp adjustment", and appear to be a self-tapping type thread with a pointed tip.

Mine have been adjusted too many times, causing the phillips heads to be chewed up. I've replaced the headlamp mounting plate screws with stainless, and I'd like to complete the conversion to stainless hardware with these screws.

Thanks!

Don Sladek
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Re: Headlamp Adjustment Screws

Postby donsladek » Mon 16.10.2006, 03:34

donsladek wrote:Folks,

Has anyone sourced stainless steel replacements for the headlamp adjustment screws, P/N A100W5176F? They are described as "Screw, #No. 8 x 50, headlamp adjustment", and appear to be a self-tapping type thread with a pointed tip.

Mine have been adjusted too many times, causing the phillips heads to be chewed up. I've replaced the headlamp mounting plate screws with stainless, and I'd like to complete the conversion to stainless hardware with these screws.

Thanks!

Don Sladek



Sorted!

Found some 2" x #8 stainless steel philllips pan-head sheet metal screws at the local hardware store, threads were a bit different(coarser), but they thread into a plastic part in the rear headlamp ring, worked well, and look good. All for around $2.50 for the 12 screws and ~ 2 hours work.

Best way to install was to wind up a headlamp pod, remove the three screws securing each headlamp assembly to the headlamp pod, allowing access to the entire assembly through the headlamp pod hole and around the back of the pod.

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