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Old 08-15-2007, 03:57 PM
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i tried to take my front bumper off yesterday and couldnt cuz the one screw was stripped. i tried to put some CA glue and a wrech in it but that didnt work. any other ideas?
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Drill it out.
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Drill the head off the screw
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wat u mean by drill? drill it how?
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get a drill bit that is a about the size of the screw shaft maybe a little smaller and then drill until the head falls off. Then the bumper should come off. Then you can grab a pair of vice grips and unscrew it.
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Default RE: stripped screw

Use a drill press for more accuracy
Old 08-16-2007, 03:11 AM
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take a dremel if its a flush mount alen key screw and cut a slot in it and use a flat head screw driver to remove it......
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Default RE: stripped screw

throw it at the floor and hope it falls out
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throw it at the floor and hope it falls out
i already accidently did that.
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lol
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ORIGINAL: nick2618

get a drill bit that is a about the size of the screw shaft maybe a little smaller and then drill until the head falls off. Then the bumper should come off. Then you can grab a pair of vice grips and unscrew it.
thank you very much...did that and it worked

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