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Post by lars Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:50 pm

While replacing the screws that hold the headlight bezel on, I dropped one and it fell into the bumper. It fell in the bumper, yea i know, It fell into the metal case that holds the yellow/orange marker light in the bumper. I can't get it out.... Help.
Couple things: stainless steel screws(sorry no magnets), hands are to big, can't use a screw driver/stick of some sort(lack of room), and the car is low and i can't get it to a car jack for that.
Any suggestions please tell...
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Post by ant7377 Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:02 pm

Tweezers in medicine cabinet also try chewing gum on the end of a
piece of wire .
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Post by 74MonteCarlo Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:01 pm

Don't feel bad bud - I lost a couple inside my bumper one as well.

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Post by IndyG3 Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:18 pm

If it's just the marker light you could just pull that assembly off. It shouldn't be too hard.
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Post by JB2wheeler Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:44 pm

If you can see it and touch it, take a screwdriver and put a gob of hot melt glue on the tip and press it to the screw until it cools off a little and pull it out. After you get it out take your fingernail and scrap off the hot melt glue. JB
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Post by HDHugger Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:59 pm

Hammer time! Razz

Okay, seriously... buy a new screw.

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Post by TWBouska AKA Wooderson Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:21 pm

or use your shop vac
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Post by BlackChevelleSS Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:50 am

all my headlight bezel screws are rusting, so I dont think they are stainless

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Post by lars Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:43 pm

Yea, they turned out not to be stainless steel(kinda sad GM cheaped out) I bought new replacement stainless.
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Post by HDHugger Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:16 pm

Wow, you bought new screws and someone actually did what I suggested! That's a first!

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