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| Author: | bagwell [ Wed May 09, 2012 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | busted headlight tabs! |
bought the complete foglight kit which included new headlights a while back - unfortunately due to weather (denver) I didn't have a chance to even open the box until a month later - that's when I saw 2 tabs were busted on the driver's side headlight. Since a month went by, the seller won't help me out. I bit the bullet and ordered a new OEM driver's side headlight for $99 shipped and you guessed it - it arrived with another busted tab - I took a picture and emailed the seller - we'll see what happens. In the meantime, just for fun I ordered this for the first headlight...I don't know how strong it is but it seems to have worked. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjpx6DknWZY |
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| Author: | Diggerfreek [ Wed May 09, 2012 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: busted headlight tabs! |
It's worth a shot
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| Author: | mawlkrawler [ Thu May 10, 2012 3:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: busted headlight tabs! |
bagwell wrote: bought the complete foglight kit which included new headlights a while back - unfortunately due to weather (denver) I didn't have a chance to even open the box until a month later - that's when I saw 2 tabs were busted on the driver's side headlight. Since a month went by, the seller won't help me out. I bit the bullet and ordered a new OEM driver's side headlight for $99 shipped and you guessed it - it arrived with another busted tab - I took a picture and emailed the seller - we'll see what happens. In the meantime, just for fun I ordered this for the first headlight...I don't know how strong it is but it seems to have worked. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjpx6DknWZY This exact thing happened to me (Minus the waiting a month thing, I'm rly impatient when it comes to ordering stuff for my Jeep lol) Anyway, I was actually gonna try the same idea you had, cept I was going to use that lock-tight puddy stuff. But I chickened out cause I didn't wana get stuck with 2 broken headlights so I sent em back. Let us know how it works out. I'm gonna make sure the next time I order headlights I specifically state that I want "FRAGILE" stickers like everywhere on the box. However, I do have a friend who works at UPS as a loader and he told me when stuff comes off the belt it tends to get "tossed" onto the trucks even with a fragile sticker. 
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| Author: | bagwell [ Thu May 10, 2012 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: busted headlight tabs! |
whenever I ship something like this that's really fragile I always always always double box it....putting more packing materials between the boxes...so even if FEDEX launches it over a fence it should be good. in the second case, I specifically told the shipper to pack it extra carefully...it was bubble wrapped, but only one time around....then was put into the OEM box and filled in with peanuts....NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!! |
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| Author: | mawlkrawler [ Mon May 14, 2012 5:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: busted headlight tabs! |
bagwell wrote: whenever I ship something like this that's really fragile I always always always double box it....putting more packing materials between the boxes...so even if FEDEX launches it over a fence it should be good. in the second case, I specifically told the shipper to pack it extra carefully...it was bubble wrapped, but only one time around....then was put into the OEM box and filled in with peanuts....NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!! That's exactly how mine where shipped. I guess Mopar thinks their headlights are bullet proof and only need a thin wrap of bubble wrap around one side, not even both.  Good tip with the double box idea.
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| Author: | bagwell [ Mon May 21, 2012 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: busted headlight tabs! |
so the glue repair thing actually worked so I'm selling the extra driver's side headlight with the good mounting tabs on ebay if anyone is interested. |
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| Author: | hrogi [ Tue May 22, 2012 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: busted headlight tabs! |
I have been using Fuse 142-152 for 120 years now. It is the best.. Ok Joking.. I am glad to see it worked... 
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