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how would i tighten the fit on my sidemarkers?

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Old 07-29-2004, 02:51 PM
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I was at a friends house last night and he looks at my car and goes "dude your side marker is broken", so then I look at it and it's just sitting there dangling by the wires. I popped it back into place and looked at it, and there were no scratches on it or anything so I highly doubt I hit something.

When I put it back into place, I could sorta still jiggle it a little. I just saw it last night and it was in a dark alley so I didn't have a chance to check it out that well because we were taking pictures and just wanted to hurry and finish up, but when I saw it after I got home from work, I noticed that there's no screws or anything to hold it in place

What do I do?
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Is this the stock side marker? If so, then I suspect that the little clip may have broken and the only way to fix it is to get a new marker light.
If it's an aftermarket, then a lot of these don't fit very well and will show a gap. You may have one of these. In this case, you can bend the clip a bit in a way that will make it hold onto the mounting hole a bit tighter.
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Originally Posted by xviper,Jul 29 2004, 03:24 PM
Is this the stock side marker? If so, then I suspect that the little clip may have broken and the only way to fix it is to get a new marker light.
If it's an aftermarket, then a lot of these don't fit very well and will show a gap. You may have one of these. In this case, you can bend the clip a bit in a way that will make it hold onto the mounting hole a bit tighter.
Yeah it's the stock one, I took a better look at it and it appears that the right clip may have broken off somehow. My only guess is that there was a homeless guy yesterday when I met up some friends at a resturaunt, and he was asking for some change as I got out of my car and I said I don't have any.. maybe he thought a person that drives a car like that has money and ended up doing that =\

There's no other way it can just break off like that. Do you know where I can order a new one?
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I think a small amount of clear silicone would do it, and still be easy to remove if the bulb ever goes. Just use enough to hold it - it is not a stressed member.
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Yes, a small dab of clear silicone would work. If you ever have to change the bulb, you can scribe the silicone with a razor and get the marker off.
Or, you can order a new one from the dealer. Make sure you specify left or right side.
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i'm pretty sure you can get one cheap from the members here on this board who have cleared theirs. not that i have my oem ones to sell, since i broke mine's getting them off... good luck with your find!
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I have my stock yellow ones sitting around if you're interested.
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hey I have a set of oem's off my 01 that should fit you pay the shipping and I will give them to you for free.It's cool just tell me how to ship them c.o.d and I will.
they are just collecting dust anyways dude!!!!
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