[s-cars] Can Headlight Tab be Fixed?

[Bluemaxww1 at aol.com]

I always thought the clip design was really poor.  They are prone to  break, 
and then they only want to sell you the whole headlight.  
 
I have seen a post somewhere for remaking the clip from a clay mold and  
epoxy.  But that would still be prone to break.
 
I took a piece of thick ABS, I got somewhere.  Cut it to about the  same size 
height wise and length wise to the original clip, but solid.  I  drilled  
hole it, a little larger than the fastner.  I broke  the receiving clip in half 
at the bend.  I JB welded it to the solid  piece of ABS, directly over the hole 
I drilled in it.
 
I put the piece of ABS under the hole in the hood support and  screwed in the 
fastner.  I didn't tighten it up all the way.  I  then JB welded the bottom 
of my fabricationed piece of ABS to the top of the  headlight housing.  Left it 
overnight.  Tightened up the fastner, and  didn't have a problem again on 
that part of the headlight.  Now it is  solid.
 
Greg
 
In a message dated 3/4/05 2:14:40 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
douglas.fifield at gmail.com writes:

All,

In my ongoing saga, I have a question about headlight  tabs.

When I disassembled my front end and side, I found that one of  the
tabs on the top of the headlight was broken off.  Has  anyone
successfully repaired one of these?

The patient is a 95.5 S6  Avant minus its passenger side fender and
bumper after kissing a  signpost.

Douglas in MN