I agree with Chuck, focus your attention on the backside where the screw comes through the nut that's welded to the fender there - no worries about paint damage there, and because of the spacer on the front side it's difficult to get any penetrating oil in anyway from that side. The stock screw is a panhead, m6x1.0, and it's plated -I've seen them in both straight-slot and Phillips head, and I honestly couldn't say which is correct for your car. You MIGHT be able to find something similar locally. I looked around a bit on the 'net and the results were disheartening - jbugs gets $3/pr for straight-slot screws and another $1.75/pr for the spacers, and judging by their photo you'd be better off making those yourself from some nylon tubing. Another outfit's picture of their headlight screws shows a SHEETMETAL screw - I hope that's not what they're really selling. This was the best I could find: http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111941195
--- Chuck Kuecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it's factory paint, or acrylic enamel with > hardener, most penetrating > oils won't harm the paint. If it's lacquer, it will > be easier to > dissolve with some solvents. WD-40, Gibb's and > Liquid Wrench have never > hurt the paint on anything I was working on, so far. > Never used > Tri-Flow. You could test a non-obvious spot first... > > I would not let spilled oil or solvents sit on the > paint any longer than > you can help, just on general principles. It > probably would be a good > idea to re-wax the area wetted by solvent after you > clean it up. > > For the headlight screw, you might want to try the > oil from behind, > anyway, since that's likely where it is frozen up. A > little heat from a > hir dryer might help, too. > > Chuck Kuecker > > Eric Ridvan Üner wrote: > > The screw at the bottom of one of my headlights > won't turn. > > Ordinarily I would spray it with something and try > again in a few > > hours, but how does Tri-flow or similar effect > painted surfaces? Any > > suggestions on what to use/do? I could drill it > out but I'm not sure > > where I'd get another screw for a > > 65 headlight without getting an entire assembly > (besides going to the > > hardware store and hunting for a close match). > > > > Thank in advance for any Advice, > > > > Doc ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
