hi rstarskie and other sages- gave some serious thought to the corrosion I noticed on the headlight box removal nuts(3) . agreed that to attempt to remove same would risk damage to grip of the other end in the fitting, leading to one hellacious job. dealer wanted $600 to replace signal light assembly. indy wanted $350. where do so many shysters come from. anyway experimented repairing it in place with different size and length screws . side screw bit into what was left of screw hole. looked at variety of fasteners at hardware store and my junk pile. found simple solution . drywall fasteners used to anchor screws in drywall and concrete block where only light weight and stress is used seem to work. they are 1-1 1/2 inch tapered plastic inserts of various sizes which you press in to the existing hole . you then fit a longer screw through the new lens holes on the right side and gently tighten it into the holes. tightening the screws causes the split wings of the taper to move out on the other side of the holes securing the screw . used a stainless steel screw. only cost 40 cents. seems to be holding. pretty sure it would disqualify my 240 at the concours de elite in palm beach. will report in a month if it continues to hold. figure I saved $599.60 which I don't know what to do with. maybe you can tell me where to put it. (new math $600 dealer clip minus 40 cents for stainless long screw = $599.60) . are you impressed? thanks ton oldduke
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