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What to do if the screws holding the licence plate are rusted out



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Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: John C. Worden <scirocco@powerlink.net>
To: Andrew Wong <mkii_84@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: What to do if the screws holding the licence plate are rusted
out


> At 04:14 PM 3/31/02 -0800, Andrew Wong wrote:
>
> >Another dumb question, but I need to change the bulbs
> >of the plate lights and when I inserted my screw
> >driver into the screw it the rusted screw was covered
> >the parts to insert the screw driver.  How should I
> >take them out then.  COuld I unscrew the hatch and
> >change the bulb from there
> >  thanks
> >
> >=====
> >-Andrew Wong
> >1984 Black Scirocco(stock)
> >1987 White Quantum wagon (Stock with auto)
> >aw614.topcities.com/1984.htm
> I'm guessing the bulb cover screws are rusted all to hell, right?
> Well you could nice carefully drill them out and replace them
> then.  If you have left hand drill bits then they may even come
> out as you are drilling.  These things are always a pain; anyone
> know where there are some stainless steel screws the same
> size?
>
>
> John C. Worden
> Bucksport, Maine
>
> '98 Dakota 4x4-Just rolled 100K
> '86 Scirocco 8V-
> '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
> '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.
>