Ok, correct me if Im wrong, but there are 6 bolts (5th gen...) sticking out into trunk that hold the fixtures in place... When you remove the nuts the lights slide out right... ok just makin sure...

That wouldnt be a problem, but I cant get 2 of the nuts off, they feel like they are welded on compared to the others(which came out quite easily, hmmm posibility of ******* with "Hey! lets unnecesarily loc-tight stuff" syndrome)...

I have used 8mm and 5/16 sockets and wrenches and only succeded in stripping the nuts a little...

Any wrench-heads got some tricks for getting stuck and stripped nuts out???

Thanks all,
Travis.

 

Why are you taking them off?

 

Im gonna dremmel tose little orange boxes out to get a more coustum look...

>>>lol, I just got out of school so ive got all this time to do stupid **** like that...

 

OK... instead of reading this and leaving... or asking a meaningless question that really doesnt help me... POST SOMETHING... lol, thanx.

 

try using a plier to take the 2 nuts off. if you can't take those nuts off, your not mechanically inclined to perform the task.

 

ok... if you read the damn post... u would find out that all I do when i try is strip them

so is there any other way to get them of other than grab a set of pliers and put a death grip on the damn things and **** the nuts up to get em off...

 

WD40, liquid wrench, things like that. otherwise just cut them off and replace the bolts.

 

WOW!!!! an intelligent comment... THANK YOU!!! yeah I tried a penetrating oil... didnt work... i guess ill cut em off...

 

take a joke dood, try heating it up before you cut it.

 

you can try P.B blaster, you can pick it up @ auto zone and it will break loose any stuck nut

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shakes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">otherwise just cut them off and replace the bolts. </TD></TR></TABLE>
The bolts are actually part of the tail light assembly, cutting them off would mean he would have to get a new one.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TRNRacer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
The bolts are actually part of the tail light assembly, cutting them off would mean he would have to get a new one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

maybe he can weld it back on.

 

haha, sure you could weld it, but you'd have no more tail light.. haha. anyway, maybe go out and buy a robo grip? thats how i muscled out my tail lights nuts. DONT cut them.

 

yeah... i got pissed and went out in my garage and ******* grabbed the damn thing with a pair of big pliers... and stripped the nut more...
what is a robo grip? will it take a circular nut off (i stripped it like mad)... lol thanx...

 

u can always cut the stripped nut off and replace it with a new one when u put it back on if it is that hard to get off. just be careful not to cut the bolt that is attached to the tail lights so u son't have to buy new ones.

 

How do you suggest I cut the nut off without messing up the bolt threads?

I might just cut the bolt off... there will still be 5 more holding the light in place... I think removing one wont hurt...

 

robo grip is that wierd vice grip thingy craftsman came out with....... bob villa was on tv tryin to sell them...... dunno, go to sears i guess....... hope cutting the bolts is a last resort

 

Yeah, i would try vice grips... get them as tight as possible and see if it'll grip it good enough.

I know they make special bits for removing stripped screws... i'm thinking they also make special sockets to remove stripped nuts, but i could be wrong.

 

just out of curiousity, are you taking the tail lights out so you can install aftermarket ones, Drum_Guru?

I was thinking of doing that too, but i haven't looked to see how many bolts there really are and how tight they are on.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Newt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just out of curiousity, are you taking the tail lights out so you can install aftermarket ones, Drum_Guru?

I was thinking of doing that too, but i haven't looked to see how many bolts there really are and how tight they are on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I hear those aftermarket tail lights add 50 horse power to the wheels. Im going with the big wing mod first though, that will add 100 to the wheels then i will be able to take vettes for sure.

 

wow man... being an ***-hole is cool... why dont you shut your fat ******* mouth before i cram a ****** ham sandwich down ur throat... if you have nothing to contribute but an idiot comment, remove your fat *** from this topic (or ill stab you in tha face with a power drill)... what is up with ur... o man, ur not taking those out to put in clear ones???? what if I did bitch... would you beat me up... And if you read my post... u would see that im only removing the orange signal boxes from my factory lights... [I think that adds like 17 hp... idiot...]

 

whoa.......Drum_Guru is gonna kick everyones *** over the internet.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Drum_Guru &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow man... being an ***-hole is cool... why dont you shut your fat ******* mouth before i cram a ****** ham sandwich down ur throat... if you have nothing to contribute but an idiot comment, remove your fat *** from this topic (or ill stab you in tha face with a power drill)... what is up with ur... o man, ur not taking those out to put in clear ones???? what if I did bitch... would you beat me up... And if you read my post... u would see that im only removing the orange signal boxes from my factory lights... [I think that adds like 17 hp... idiot...]</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wasnt even talking to you Jackass... IF you noticed the person i quoted asked you if you were planning on replacing your stock tail lights with after market ones. Your just a regular internet badass...Remove my "fat ***" you dont even know what the **** i look like you dumb noob bastard. Your a real tough guy, big bad 16 year old kid, im sure you could kick my ***.

 

This is a ****** wicked post.............Drum_Guru stripped his lights and started a flame war......................ha ha

 

ok... listen... i just get pissed when people think there opinion it fact...ITS NOT!!! and if what you are gonna say isnt helpfull... no one wants to ******* hear it... thanx...

&gt;&gt;&gt; yeah i figured this was gonna start a nice big flame war... ha... i got my answer and said my peace... it can die now.