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Saved some money fixing the FTP myself

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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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Saved some money fixing the FTP myself

OK so today i poked at my passenger side FTP lens and it was loose. So I pull it out, turns off the plastic where the bolt/screws were molded in is all cracked to where the screws have fallen off. So a replacement is 80 bucks each. Well, what i did was, with what little hole i have left, i drilled it (using a bit only 1/32'' bigger than the hole) and took the bolt, chucked it in a drill, held a lighter up to it and then once hot, spun it while pushing it into the hole. once it cooled back down and was hardened, I went out and bought an epoxy made for reparing and bonding plastics/metals, and just covered the area. So it's a good fix for a small problem, and the best part is ya get 80 bucks to put into something else in the car. Anyway that's about it. maybe I'll post pics if there's any requist for them. cya
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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is there suppose to be lights in the ftps?? cuz i dont have any in them.....i feel like a loser without lights in them
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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nope. unless the car is for Japan and actually has the daytime running lights. I just repaired it because I like the stock look, and can't shell out 80 bucks for a replacement lens
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