suggestions for broken headlight?

[rrubel]

I have two issues here:

1. The previous owner of my Vette used the wrong bolts to hold the headlight buckets to the frame. As a result, the paint is chipped and the hood is grooved where the bolts sometimes contact it. Where do I get the proper-headed bolts?

2. Possibly as a result of #1, the plastic hole on the side of the headlight where the bolt passes through has broken at the bottom, allowing the bucket to come loose on one side and get caught occasionally. Anyone have any thoughts on how to repair this problem?

Thanks.
[RICHR]

 

[nyernga]

Hey Rich, when you say "bucket" do you mean the part thats color matched with the car and that is displayed when the lights are up? If thats the case then you must be talking about the two torx screws that hold it in place at the headlamp and the two on the side that you must rotate the lights to get at. Am I close??????


Len

 

[rrubel]

Yup, by bucket I mean the part that is displayed with the light up. The screws I'm missing (the wrong ones) are the side ones; the torx ones are still there.
[RICHR]

 

[nyernga]

Yup, by bucket I mean the part that is displayed with the light up. The screws I'm missing (the wrong ones) are the side ones; the torx ones are still there.
[RICHR]

Let me check my bag of OEM screws. If I have em......they're yours.

Len

 

[rrubel]

That'd be great!
Thanks much.
[RICHR]