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So the little screw that holds the bottom of the headlight in vibrated out of my '04. According to the online parts diagram, there is a little spring that supposed to be on there. Of course my local dealerships don't stock this item, (nor any other part I have ever asked for) so I wanted to just get the thing at an auto house. Does anyone have the specs for the screw (length, thread pitch, etc.) and the spring? I actually use my light, so I'd like to get away from this stylish temporary fix.

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I personally like the stylish fix. I think you should leave it as is! :lol:

I check the parts diagram and it doesn't show a screw pitch or length. Hopefully somebody with a stock headlight can take their screw out and measure/match it up for you.

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It is proly a 6 fine thread.
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I have an OEM shell at home...I'll check it out..take a pic..post it..measure it...define and completely illuminate the issue for your perusal.


.......well, if'n I rememmer to do it that is! :wink:


If I don't...harp on me about it!

No...I don't want to get rid of the screw I have (if it's even still IN there....)

I recall it to be a 'speshul' screw anyway. You could put something in that would work, though.

HEY! What are 'ya doing sitting next to that 'easiest' symbol thing? Let's see some black!

(USFS black=you might need to shift down to 2nd gear once in awhile)

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I assume your talking about the screw that holds the head light to the housing. This screw is 1 1/2" in total length. It has a round non tapered phillips head and is threaded just like a sheet metal screw. I compared it to scews that are marked as #8 and #6 sheet metal screws. It's actaully a tiny bit smaller than the #8 but the spring fits over a #8 and the # 8 will screw into the plastic head lamp bulb assembly. The spring is 3/4" long and ID is sized to fit perfectly onto the #8 (fits the OEM a bit loose) sheet metal screw.

That's about all I can tell you!

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Well...so much for THAT! :wink:

Yeah...screwing into plastic the thread/diameter won't be critical.

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We want a pic Robb! :cool:
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awesome. thanks. I'll go git me one. Oh, and the dude that took my picture was on a photo safari and didn't want to be on the rough stuff cuz he kept hopping off his bike. Honest. plus, 'round here a green sine wave looking thing means "easiest" the blue one is "More Difficult" and then the black one is sposed to be tough. To be honest though, I think there's a lot of interpretation going on in those ratings, very erratic.
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I lost the screw on my headlight so I put some duct tape on the inside to hold the light against the housing.....its been there 2 years now.
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re: blue/green

Ubee right.

I have a 'more difficult' time remembering some things.

Besides...it was only funny ('sposed to be) if it was EASIEST...so I just made it up!! :roll:

I'll get a pic if you still wanna........

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Indawoods wrote:We want a pic Robb! :cool:
"They" say a picture is worth a 1000 words. (Whoever "they" are?)

Too do that, I'd have to find the batteries for the digital. Infact, I'd have to find the digital as well. :shock: Then download the pictures to the computer. Then upload the pictures to....prolly the gallery since I have nothing else set up on the web. Then restart the computer after it crashed. :rolleyes: Then re-upload the pictures. Then post a link. Am I up to 1000 words yet? Dang it...alright here are the pictures.

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Whoops. That middle picture is not right. Can anyone guess which is the OEM and which is the sheet metal screw?

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canyncarvr wrote: I'll get a pic if you still wanna........
That's the second time this thread that you managed to sneak in a post before I finished typing my post. :shock: I'm going to have to learn to type and take photo's much faster. :wink:
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Post by Colorado Mike »

Sheesh, you guys are on it! I was feeling all cool just getting the picture into the original post. Oh, and CC, those Tusk guys also offer a bigger fender gizmo to go over the guards if that interests you, no green though as I recall, have to go with white or black.
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Left is OEM

Thanks for the pics!! Gee...what with all the finding, uploading, crashing and fol'de rol, you did a fine job!!

Pretty carby!! Looks brandy new!! :wink:

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Found a screw and almost the right spring in my shop. The spring is a little short, but it'll do for now. Thanks again, I really thought it was a metric machine screw. Woulda fixed it weeks ago if only Ida knowed better! you guys are da most.
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Robb...
is the WER your known unit of measurement?
Most woulda used a quarter or even a dime! :lol:

Glad that's all sorted out....
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Indawoods wrote:Robb...
is the WER your known unit of measurement?
Most woulda used a quarter or even a dime! :lol:
I'm confused...was I supposed to illustrate the value of the parts by using the known unit of measurement of $.25 or even $.10? :hmm: :lol:

I was barely able to get the spring and screws to stay on the fender long enough for the photo, let alone adding the tape measure to the mix. :shock: Besides, I already posted the info on the the length of the OEM screw and spring, and the diameter of the sheet metal screw in my first post. That's like 3 known units of measurement...isn't it? :hmm:

Tough crowd in this thread. :partyman:
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Most when going to get parts forget their wallet let alone a tape measure or even remember what they were going to get and the size.

But.... most will have a quarter or dime in their pocket and can even ask the helpful folks at the local True Value if they're a little shy! :lol:
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re: tough crowd

I'm still waiting to hear what I win for my 'which is oem' guess......

Maybe a tape measure? :roll:

Well, assuming I 'guessed' correctly.............

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