Advice on screwing

[NaokoSmith]

Well, fellow writers, I had great success with sorting out the wishy washy wiper water bottle in my car after the helpful tips and hints I got in here. 'N I am wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I have with this bit that used to fit over the front headlights.

Wha-a-at? What sort of screwing did you expect me to be asking about! Sheesh, the day the MILF asks for that kind of advice is the day you can pop me into the home for the seriously suffering from senile dementia.

Now then, sit up and stop giggling at the back. :caning: I need your assistance.

Attached to this post are pix of my car with the bit that dropped off. What do you think? Could I fix this back on myself? Cuz I have looked and looked, and although there is a screw (you can see it in the second pic), it seems to be already screwed on. Do you glue this bit onto the car?

Should I just take the whole vehicle down the garage for boyzzzz to sort out, gah. Or can I lie about on my back in the road fixing this myself? C'mon, give me instruction here. Talk to me while I lie on my back in the road and tell me how to screw.

 

[patientlee]

I don't know anything about screwing.

Good to see you!

Well, fellow writers, I had great success with sorting out the wishy washy wiper water bottle in my car after the helpful tips and hints I got in here. 'N I am wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I have with this bit that used to fit over the front headlights.

Wha-a-at? What sort of screwing did you expect me to be asking about! Sheesh, the day the MILF asks for that kind of advice is the day you can pop me into the home for the seriously suffering from senile dementia.

Now then, sit up and stop giggling at the back. :caning: I need your assistance.

Attached to this post are pix of my car with the bit that dropped off. What do you think? Could I fix this back on myself? Cuz I have looked and looked, and although there is a screw (you can see it in the second pic), it seems to be already screwed on. Do you glue this bit onto the car?

Should I just take the whole vehicle down the garage for boyzzzz to sort out, gah. Or can I lie about on my back in the road fixing this myself? C'mon, give me instruction here. Talk to me while I lie on my back in the road and tell me how to screw.

 

[THROBBS]

pretty sure that is a snap in piece.

Top edge tuck under 1st.

then press (maybe rubber mallet at edges).

without seeing the back of the panel it is hard to be certain, but it look like the top edge has keyholed tabs, and the car seems to have some slots at edge to receive barbed tabs.

maybe.

 

[Bert_Fegg]

Your pics don't give a great deal of info - if you'd care to send me a couple more showing close ups of [a] where the screw goes and any other attachment points, like a tab and slot for instance, then I could probably take a better guess. The odds are good that you can fix it yourself - very little can't be - but the fix might leave things to be desired cosmetically

I'm going to guess, in the absence of detail, that there's a tab on one end of the cover that fits into a slot in the car body and the screw holds the panel in place. I suspect that the centre of the screw hole has fallen out. Check to see if there's a small doughnut shaped piece of plastic behind the screw head, and the screw hole in the plastic panel is bigger than it should be.

If that's the case then fixing it is a piece of piss. a small steel washer and a little bit of Quiksteel [or any other epoxy putty] will restore the hole to it's previous dimensions. remember to clean all the bearing surfaces with spirit first, and be minimalistic with the putty, but make sure the washer is underneath it because if you want to camouflage the repair with paint, epoxy putty is easier to paint than stainless steel. You might possibly end up needing a slightly longer screw.

If my tone is condescending then I apologise - I have no idea how familiar you are with any of these things and I didn't want to assume prior knowledge - either way it isn't rocket science

Feel free to PM me for clarification if it's needed.

 

[oggbashan]

pretty sure that is a snap in piece.

Top edge tuck under 1st.

then press (maybe rubber mallet at edges).

without seeing the back of the panel it is hard to be certain, but it look like the top edge has keyholed tabs, and the car seems to have some slots at edge to receive barbed tabs.

maybe.

I tend to agree with THROBBS. It looks like a push fit. There should be some spring clips that hold it in place.

What you possibly need is a visit to your local car spares outlet (not a repair garage) and ask them nicely. They might be able to fit it while you wait and provide any missing spring clips for a few pence each.

PS. NOT Halfords, QuickFit or a similar national chain. Their staff are salespeople, not practical mechanics.

 

[Amberchgo]

I drive to the dealer.
Hand them my keys.
They give me a loaner.
I come back and car is fixed.


Its magic really.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Sod mechanics are notorious for losing clips and screws after they replace lamps (like that fog lamp I see in the photo). The bottom of the trim likely is push-in, and the top of the trim fits in a threaded clip that attaches to the car with screws.

Did you replace the lamp yourself and lose the clips & screws? Naughty girl.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Oh dahlinks, thank you for this.

PatientLee hullo!
for your butterfly

Throbbs, Bert and Ogg, I have tried to push it. Perhaps I have not pushed hard enough. I will go out and give it a good hard pushing.

And Bert, that was just lovely! I adore technical accounts of which I barely understand a word. They make me feel all girly and fluttery and breathless. (This is one of the reasons I resist learning properly about quantitative data analysis, I just love it when they go: "Fish-tailed Pearson's thingummy." <snerk>.) I am going to read all that again ver-ry slowly while lying in the road and pushing hard. On the bit of car that fell off.

JBJ, you surely know me well enough that I would neither attempt to fix a car lamp without coming on here to make a lot of innuendos about it, nor miss out on a loose screw if I could help it!

What happened is a bit strange. The bit was missing off the car one day. And the next we found it on our doorstep. I am wondering if the lads next door might have realised it was ours and put it on our step for us. They owe me, because of [long complicated tale involving my not shopping them to their mum and dad]. So they are always nice to me. Either because of the not selling them down the river to irate parents, or because they have a really good view of my lingerie hanging on the rotary drier .

I must go and fetch the Piglet now, and do stuff with bicycles, but I will go and push hard on the car asap and report back.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Duct tape...lot's and lot's of duct tape.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Duct tape...lot's and lot's of duct tape.

Mmmmm duck tape. I mean duct tape. Mmmm, strapping up things with tape.

Oooh, you reminded me of a parcel I must do. I must go home and wrap up a Lego castle.
, dahlink.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Please do not push Tab A into Slot B forcefully. Its designed to go together easily and simply. Youre installing trim NOT pushing your luck.

 

[Bert_Fegg]

Oh dahlinks, thank you for this.

PatientLee hullo!
for your butterfly

Throbbs, Bert and Ogg, I have tried to push it. Perhaps I have not pushed hard enough. I will go out and give it a good hard pushing.

And Bert, that was just lovely! I adore technical accounts of which I barely understand a word. They make me feel all girly and fluttery and breathless. (This is one of the reasons I resist learning properly about quantitative data analysis, I just love it when they go: "Fish-tailed Pearson's thingummy." <snerk>.) I am going to read all that again ver-ry slowly while lying in the road and pushing hard. On the bit of car that fell off.

JBJ, you surely know me well enough that I would neither attempt to fix a car lamp without coming on here to make a lot of innuendos about it, nor miss out on a loose screw if I could help it!

What happened is a bit strange. The bit was missing off the car one day. And the next we found it on our doorstep. I am wondering if the lads next door might have realised it was ours and put it on our step for us. They owe me, because of [long complicated tale involving my not shopping them to their mum and dad]. So they are always nice to me. Either because of the not selling them down the river to irate parents, or because they have a really good view of my lingerie hanging on the rotary drier .

I must go and fetch the Piglet now, and do stuff with bicycles, but I will go and push hard on the car asap and report back.

Don't push just for the sake of pushing. take a look at the cover first. if there are bits meant to seat into other bits then they'll be pretty obvious. Typically there'll be a male bit on the cover and a corresponding female bit on the car body. In the pic you supplied there's something that looks like a retaining screw on the top edge of the recess. Thing to remember is that these aren't built as puzzles, no matter how puzzling they seem How it goes together will usually be obvious with a bit of thought.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Mmmmm duck tape. I mean duct tape. Mmmm, strapping up things with tape.

Oooh, you reminded me of a parcel I must do. I must go home and wrap up a Lego castle.
, dahlink.

List of tools in a Rednecks tool box....

1. Hammer
2. Knife
3. Duct Tape

End of list.

And the Hammer and Knife are encrusted with rust do to non-use.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

List of tools in a Rednecks tool box....

1. Hammer
2. Knife
3. Duct Tape

End of list.

And the Hammer and Knife are encrusted with rust do to non-use.

A screwdriver works better than a knife but a BFH, duct tape, and a screw driver handles almost anything I can imagine.

 

[AMoveableBeast]

I never realized, until this moment, how similar rednecks and serial killers were, occupationally speaking, apart from a slight difference in what is encrusted on their tools.

This is my brother Dexter, and my other brother Dexter.

List of tools in a Rednecks tool box....

1. Hammer
2. Knife
3. Duct Tape

End of list.

And the Hammer and Knife are encrusted with rust do to non-use.

 

[Acktion]

A screwdriver works better than a knife but a BFH, duct tape, and a screw driver handles almost anything I can imagine.

Depends on the knife, I suppose JBJ. In my checkered past, I've used a knife blade as a screw driver a few times and had better luck than using a screwdriver to cut something. (Except for that piece of crap Smith and Wesson lock blade that snapped the tip. They may know guns, but give me a Gerber blade any day.)

 

[Handley_Page]

Can we have a detail picture of the back of the bit that's dropped off please?

 

[Bert_Fegg]

Depends on the knife, I suppose JBJ. In my checkered past, I've used a knife blade as a screw driver a few times and had better luck than using a screwdriver to cut something. (Except for that piece of crap Smith and Wesson lock blade that snapped the tip. They may know guns, but give me a Gerber blade any day.)

My opinion of Gerber blades has gone down a lot since that idiot Grylls started appearing on their stuff, but I owned a Gerber boot knife back in the day and the thought of someone using it to drive screws does make me think an intervention by messrs Smith and Wesson would be in order....

 

[StrangeLife]

Can we have a detail picture of the back of the bit that's dropped off please?

And the lingerie you mentioned...

 

[MichaelinChina]

All Aussies need are some lengths of fencing wire (stolen) and a pair of pliers - fix anything with them.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I can cut the top of your car off with a screw-driver.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I can cut the top of your car off with a screw-driver.

Yeah, if it's a convertible.

 

[patientlee]

Can we have a detail picture of the back of the bit that's dropped off please?

It sounds dirty when you say it like that.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Yeah, if it's a convertible.

Its simplicity.

Punch the screwdriver blade thru the sheet metal. Then hit the side of the blade with the hammer, and hit it till the cut is as long as you desire.

 

[Dyslexicea]

Wha-a-at? What sort of screwing did you expect me to be asking about! Sheesh, the day the MILF asks for that kind of advice is the day you can pop me into the home for the seriously suffering from senile dementia.

But you could have been giving men advice on screwing, of course no real man would need that!

As for fixing your car, I have no clue.