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From: Brent P on 2 Nov 2007 18:46
In article <EqKdnVrdQeSZCrbanZ2dnUVZ_qCunZ2d(a)speakeasy.net>, Matthew T. Russotto wrote:

> 5-sided Torx is an abomination too. I don't have any of those yet.
> What's the point, except to get people to buy more tools?

Camcar's patents?


From: Brent on 2 Nov 2007 19:17
Matthew T. Russotto wrote:
> In article <3PJWi.20257$B25.19510(a)news01.roc.ny>,
> Arif Khokar <akhokar1234(a)wvu.edu> wrote:
>> You think that's bad? I need to use a torx bit to remove and replace
>> the headlamp assemblies in my Audi. On top of that, I need a security
>> torx bit to remove or replace the ballast unit (for the HIDs).
>
> Ahh, liability. They didn't want you fingerpoken and mittengrabben
> near the high voltages.

Or for them to be stolen. The 02-03 Maximas had a high number of
headlights stolen. They finally redesigned it so they couldn't be ripped
out as easily. I guess they sell very easily and fetch a high price.

I don't know how you'd get shocked by it, I just put a foglight HID kit
in and it's very very simple. Looks great!

b
From: HLS on 3 Nov 2007 10:15

"N8N" <njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
The amber
> lens over the bulb was browned and bubbled near the little vent slots
> that were cut into it, and both the "chrome" backing of the light
> cluster and the polycarbonate lens itself showed obvious discoloration
> for a large area around the turn signal bulbs. The driver's side was
> no better.

Were the bulbs the correct size? I found a bubbled lense in a Tbird and
found that some genius had put a similar appearing bulb into it, but the
wattage was far higher. Dont know if this is even possible in this
application.

From: Nate Nagel on 3 Nov 2007 10:31
HLS wrote:
>
> "N8N" <njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> The amber
>
>> lens over the bulb was browned and bubbled near the little vent slots
>> that were cut into it, and both the "chrome" backing of the light
>> cluster and the polycarbonate lens itself showed obvious discoloration
>> for a large area around the turn signal bulbs. The driver's side was
>> no better.
>
>
> Were the bulbs the correct size? I found a bubbled lense in a Tbird and
> found that some genius had put a similar appearing bulb into it, but the
> wattage was far higher. Dont know if this is even possible in this
> application.

According to Sylvania's web site, yes - 3157LL (looks like a 1157 but
with a plastic wedge base instead of the usual dual contact bayonet base.)

nate

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From: Repairman on 4 Nov 2007 08:45

"Matthew T. Russotto" <russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:EqKdnVrdQeSZCrbanZ2dnUVZ_qCunZ2d(a)speakeasy.net...
> 5-sided Torx is an abomination too. I don't have any of those yet.
> What's the point, except to get people to buy more tools?

Big snip....

Square drive is all the rage now in appliances. First glance it looks like a
Phillips and a Phillips might work but if it's tight no way. Robertson drive
seems to come to mind as the official name.
More tools, better hang on to my Whitworth stuff in case it comes
back......LOL


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