Anyone Else Have This In Headlights?

[Coltsfan1]

Ok last weekend decided to tackle the dreaded headlight fix. Ordered my repair kit from TDS. Before I started I heard some stories on how others had theirs "fixed" in the past. I have to say I was quite shocked to see how mine were fixed. It was a rock-hard glue-caulk material. I held the gear by my bullet heater to get it soft so I could remove it. Repair kit went in fine and after cleaning the contacts on the headlight switch they operate flawlessly. Here r a few pics

 

[Coltsfan1]

 

[jarredsoon]

I've done that repair kit from TDS before, it works great.

 

[Coltsfan1]

Jarred are u still drinking from new years eave??? Lol. I'm talking about the "old school fix"

 

[Mark T-TB]

nice work Chad.
That looks like the previous owner did some serious "red neck engineering" there

All that I found inside of mine was white "powder"... also broke the heads off of several screws during dis-assy etc., thus ended up with rebuilt units.

 

[jarredsoon]

OH Man, I am talking about the Top Down Solutions kit. I have done it a couple times and it worked well.

 

[DynoDave]

That is an interesting old repair. Can't say that I've seen that approach before.

 

[Coltsfan1]

I was shocked myself. Granted this was the 1st one I've done but I wasn't expecting a rubber mold based on what I've read.

 

[kidsixpack]

So far my cars been good. Antenna too. That gear set up looks exactly like the one I just replaced on my garage door opener.
KID

 

[DynoDave]

So far my cars been good. Antenna too.
KID

Oh, now your fate is sealed!

 

[fbody4me]

Never seen that fix before. The last set I rebuilt had hex nuts installed! Don't know why people can't fix things right the first time and be done with it.

 

[robert lee]

Because they don't have time to do it right.. but they have time to do it over.. imagine that.

 

[kwiktsi]

Because they don't have time to do it right.. but they have time to do it over.. imagine that.

The factory did them "right", yet here we are . I have to say that molded rubber looking one is one of the better "fixes" I have seen over the years though!

 

[Ringo]

Do you happen to have the TDS part number?

Thanks

 

[Coltsfan1]

Part number 209280. That will repair 2 headlights.