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OT: Q about teardrops



Don Walter wrote:
> Install a helicoil. 
I agree.
> 
> 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? 
You're not a lazy bum because we don't allow that type around here. We 
know this is an attempt at humor/humour as no one here would butcher a 
Scirocco by forcing in an oversize bolt, etc.

Chris
>> TIA!
>>
>> GP
>>
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