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Old 04-02-2017 | 12:44 AM
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I was attempting to replace my Park/Turn Lamp assembly and upon trying to remove the old screw, the head snapped off. Unfortunately the new lamp did not come with new ones. Does anyone know what screw this is and where I can get one? Its the 7mm head ones.

I am specifically talking about #2 in the pic below



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Well, nevermind. I think I found them.
M4.2-1.41 X 16mm Hex Head Screw

Just ordered a pack well see how they fit but I'm pretty sure those are it. They were even labeled GM and had the same 2S stamped on the head in case anyone needs this info in the future.
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A little off topic, but...

When I replaced one of my housings (it was cracked and leaking, clouded up), even on a lift, those screws were hard to line up. So I put a hanger bolt into the screw holes on the housing. Made the lineup easy, then used a lock washer and nut.

Made the job much easier.
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well .......where did you get them ??? think I ask the dealer once and he told me they were NLA
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Hanger bolts can be purchased at most real hardware stores. One end is a "wood" screw and the other is a machine screw.
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well .......where did you get them ??? think I ask the dealer once and he told me they were NLA
The screws I got online. I can PM you the place as I do not think they are a sponsor so I cannot post here. The only problem is they only sell packs of 100, so I have 99 spare screws now, lol. If you want I can send you 4 screws at the cost of just shipping. I assume a stamp or 2 would cover it.

Otherwise, you might also be able to find them at your local hardware store. They were called "Body Bolts" at my hardware store, the only problem is the smallest one they had was 20mm long, and that is too long as the screw is definitely only 16mm long. If you have a hardware store that carriers a larger variety of bolts you might be able to find them locally.
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do you have a GM p/n ?
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I was never able to find a GM part number. Just go to your local hardware store and go to the screw section and ask where they have body bolts. The size you want is M4.2-1.41 X 16mm Hex Head Screw. They should have a "2 S" stamped on the head. See below:



Otherwise just search on google you will find a few places online that sell them. I can PM you where I got it, but shipping made it rather expensive so I would try local hardware store first.
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stopped by my dealer today and asked if he could pull up the P/N for me.....what ya know......he had some ! .... these are not the exact as was on the car.....he said GM must have changed the part

67 cents apiece ......

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