Different idea for dome light re mounting?
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Different idea for dome light re mounting?
Hello everyone.
I recently in stalled new t bar and t top seals with the help of our great forum.
But i was wondering if ayone had figured out a way to re-install the dome light houseing.
The little metal lock washer things are broken and i cant bolt to the studs because they arent threaded!
And ideas?
I recently in stalled new t bar and t top seals with the help of our great forum.
But i was wondering if ayone had figured out a way to re-install the dome light houseing.
The little metal lock washer things are broken and i cant bolt to the studs because they arent threaded!
And ideas?
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Re: Different idea for dome light re mounting?
Our worst nightmare!
Luckily the underneath was spotless.<br/>As this is merely a piece of flashing.<br/>Hours of scrapping and mötely crüe
Looks damn good.<br/>Thanks to Scottmoyer's info<br/>And help from my father
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Re: Different idea for dome light re mounting?
Out cruisein after the job.<br/>T top are HARD TO GET IN
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Re: Different idea for dome light re mounting?
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Re: Different idea for dome light re mounting?
Thankyou!
This looks like it may just work
This looks like it may just work
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Re: Different idea for dome light re mounting?
I just ran into this same problem with the dome light last week. I unscrewed the studs from the roof panel and carefully clamped one in my bench vise. Clamp it on the flats, not the threads. Then I used a small die from my tap & die set to cut threads into the part the lock washers pressed onto. Then I remounted them to the roof panel and used a washer and a nut to reattach the dome light. I don't remember the exact size of the die I used, but I wanna say it was a #6 screw, fine thread. The metal the studs are made from isn't the best, but I went slowly and used plenty of oil and they turned out pretty good.
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