last night, i decided to go and have a look at how much work is involved to fit the spoiler brake lamp i got from Hairsy (cheers dave)

 

I was going to look at the wiring loom to see if i had the connector already, or how easy/difficult to run a new wire.

 

Well, things came to an abrupt end when i realised that none of my philips screwdrivers were quite right to get the damn screws undone that hold the blanking plate in place.

 

They seem to have rusted a little bit too, and i only had them undone a couple of months ago.

 

Craig.

(Trying to keep his sense of humour about car related things :-)

 

bugger it, i have a knackered screw head holding my spoiler brake light blanking plate in place.

 

Any suggestions on how to get it out, bearing in mind how awkward that position is ?

 

Is it worth trying to drill it out ? Although i dont want to knacker where it screws into...

 

If there was more room in the recess, i could try and change the screw into a flathead and try and undo it that way, but i dont think i can do that here.

 

Helpful suggestions very welcome :-)

 

Craig

(not screwdriver friendly today)

 

Craig,

 

Altho im not to familliar with the location that you are trying to get at, The tricks i have used to get out buggered Phillips head screws are:

 

1. Dremmel, :o)) nice little tool, controllable and effective, for the hard to reach places, not the strongest rotational torque in the world as might not drill thru the Harder material constructions, shoudl work for the part you want tho, You also get a nive little cutting tool that can be used to lop the head off, but bear in mind you still have to deal with the shaft later on. But it can make drilling it out easier if the shaft can be removed with the part it is attached to and then drilled out at a bench.

 

2. Get a Newish Phillips driver as close to the correct size as possible, make sure it is made of a hardish marerial, Place it in the head, Get large Hammer. Whak repeately. this can work depending on just how rounded off the threads are. dont get too carried away and watch out for misplaced hammer blows going towards a) hands and b) paintwork.

 

3. Flat head conversion. As you mentioned can work depending on diameter and depth of head, get a V small chisel and hammer, Give it a good beating untill you have a keyway large enough to get some good leaverage.

Also has the added bonus of sometimes spliting the head in two :o) :o( depending on what it is holding on, this could be a good or bad thing.

 

Hope that helps a bit, Happy hammering :o)

 

Z ya

 

Nico91TT