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03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:04 AM
i dont know what the deal is i've only had my headlights out like twice and now its like the screws wont even go down they just keep spinning.


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Re: 03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:26 AM
i have the same problem ... where the headlights wouldnt even be even ... too
wat i did was put washer on it ... like two washers ... evened out the headlights and the screws tightened upa bit...i dot think were suppose to tighten them to much ...



Re: 03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:36 AM
Same thing always happened with the 95-99 headlight bolts too... Sheitty.



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Re: 03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 10:29 AM
Yep, one of mine are stripped too. I just put a nut behind it.




Re: 03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 10:38 AM
ive been told you can re-tap the threading inside the radiator support which is where you bolt them to....one of my bolts did that too.

but, i just put a nut on the end of it.


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Re: 03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:12 PM
I just put slightly bigger screws in, and they work great. The only thing is that I have to use different size sockets to take them out.
Re: 03 cavalier headlight screws stripping??
Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:21 PM
yeah it happened to me too..

i hate it. now i gotta got get a tapping screw bit and retap that sucker..
a freaking screw..
just because... GM really sucks.




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