ok i have the apt fog lights with the stock bulbs but yellow overlay, recently one of the bulbs went out,so i took out the fog light itself and try to remove the stock bulb by trying to remove that little phillips screw but the thing is,it is all rusted and now i rounded the inside of the screw trying to get it out,what can i do to get it out the easy way,i really dont wanna drill it out as its not that bad of shape,i dont have pictures now but if need i will post some up,

i try to soak it with wd 40 and let it sit,
i tried a small flat head screw driver,

im thinking i might have to get one of those special tools to get the rounded screws up,

 

get some needle nose pliers! or needle nose vise grips

 

^^ yea what he said, you could try some needle nose vice grips if you have some. i have used these in the past to get striped screws off.

 

Also you could put a dab of super glue or jb weld on the head of the screw and place a nut on it. Let it dry and use a socket wrench or combo wrench

 

wow that actually not a bad idea. never thought of that.

 

ya the super glue trick will work for this case because that little phillips screw isnt in there very tight

 

Dude.... that is simply brilliant.

 

wow,i never would of thought to do that,i will do that tommrow,that would mean i dont have to replace the screw,im excited now,

 

I try! I actually surprise my self alot! LOL Just hope it works and glad i could help!

 

The only problem is you sacrifice the bit/screw driver/whatever you JB weld/superglue to it right?


Oh well, whatever works.

 

Nope, just the nut you attach to it. Then you just get a socket that fits that nut and ratchet it off.

It is a very effective method of removing old rusted parts...trust me, I restored my 1966 Mustang and there were a LOT of stripped out screws and even a few bolts.

 

if you could post up pictures for future reference for others i think that would be good. ive been putting off getting these cause i hear a lot of people having problems with fogging because their lenses are not sealed all the way, rubber boot tears, rubber boot not covered properly, etc.