OT: Q about teardrops

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Install a helicoil.

On 7/8/06, Greg Pallett <greg.rocco@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I spent a few hours cleaning up some teardrops for my Jetta (striped the
> clearcoat and then polished)
> Today I got them finished up and on the car.  I installed them and got 3
> of
> the centercaps on just fine. Turns out the threads inside the wheel on the
> 4th one are stripped, and none of the centercaps will stay.
> Sure, the *right* think to do is to drill it and retap, but is there an
> easier way?  That is to say, is there a faster way for a lazy bum like me?
> TIA!
>
> GP
>
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