Headlight Casing/Bucket Refresh

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40 year old Ziebart is a @#$%

Wash with lacquer thinner, wipe out paint tray, redo.... many times.

Finally.... rusty metal

detail of plastic threaded insert. It has a clear rubber boot to keep the water out.

boot in place

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Substitute for a failed nylon adjuster nut

Here is the working one(covered in etching primer):

As the screw turns the light casing moves. Lithium grease helps lube the plastic. I never chased the threads yet.

Here is the broken one

Details of the broken fastener

Solution: Ace Hardware SAE nutsert and am M6 1.0mm tap.

Taps easy... the one in foreground is tapped and is now metric

Fits nicely

Done!

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In loverly etching primer... will be painted metallic grey like the powder coating

Edited October 13, 2011 by Blue

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