trojannemo
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Figured I would share my story in case any of you find yourselves needing a replacement screw for the CDC light bar.
The plastic trim piece on the inside of the light bar was falling down on the passenger side, so i've been trying to fix it. Tried with crazy glue and zip ties to hold it in place but a couple days later it fell down again.
So I reached out to CDC and they said it's a common occurrence and told me to put some cardboard around the trim and push it back in. So I thought, why not. Might as well give it a try.
I didn't take a picture of it, so here's the picture they sent me so you know what I'm talking about and for future reference.
Anyways, I thought I would take out the light bar so I could work on it inside the house. In doing so, I unscrewed the little screw that holds it in place too much and it fell. Ooops. I tore up the car, removing the rear seats, all the plastic panels, using a magnetic tool. Couldn't find the bastard. Also don't hear it rattling so I can live without it I guess. But now I needed a new screw.
The screw is a hex head 1/4 head, 1/2" diameter standard. But I could not find anything at home depot that would be so little. Instead, I found this big mother.
It has a 3/8" hex head, it's longer and will not easily get lost. It fits perfectly well, holds the light bar in place, does not hit anything within the rear panel so the car could be put back together well - and it's easier to see and tighten when it's all put back together. So I think it works. Although I did pay $5.xx per each of these screws (I only needed one but got matching set so both sides would be the same).
Thought I would share in case anyone needs this.
EDIT: the cardboard solution worked perfectly well.
The plastic trim piece on the inside of the light bar was falling down on the passenger side, so i've been trying to fix it. Tried with crazy glue and zip ties to hold it in place but a couple days later it fell down again.
So I reached out to CDC and they said it's a common occurrence and told me to put some cardboard around the trim and push it back in. So I thought, why not. Might as well give it a try.
I didn't take a picture of it, so here's the picture they sent me so you know what I'm talking about and for future reference.
Anyways, I thought I would take out the light bar so I could work on it inside the house. In doing so, I unscrewed the little screw that holds it in place too much and it fell. Ooops. I tore up the car, removing the rear seats, all the plastic panels, using a magnetic tool. Couldn't find the bastard. Also don't hear it rattling so I can live without it I guess. But now I needed a new screw.
The screw is a hex head 1/4 head, 1/2" diameter standard. But I could not find anything at home depot that would be so little. Instead, I found this big mother.
It has a 3/8" hex head, it's longer and will not easily get lost. It fits perfectly well, holds the light bar in place, does not hit anything within the rear panel so the car could be put back together well - and it's easier to see and tighten when it's all put back together. So I think it works. Although I did pay $5.xx per each of these screws (I only needed one but got matching set so both sides would be the same).
Thought I would share in case anyone needs this.
EDIT: the cardboard solution worked perfectly well.
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