[DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens

[Forest Goodhart]

The captured screw actually unscrews through the lens. If you unscrew the screw while pushing it against the lens it will screw right out, ie: the lens is threaded. If you try to screw in a fully threaded screw you will find that it has to strip the threads out of the lens in order to tighten. Did I make it clear as mud? Forest
      From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
 To: Guido deTomaso <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net> 
Cc: DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at poca.com>
 Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:57 PM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens
   


> On Nov 30, 2015, at 7:54 PM, Guido deTomaso <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net> wrote:
> 
>  "so when they are screwed into the lens they become a captured screw
>  like the factory"
>  Not sure how many have locked-on to this part of the discussion, the
>  holes in the lenses are / should be smaller than the thread diameter of
>  the screws.
>    
>>>...which should be impossible, no?

So how did they do it? Beats the heck out of me. I just spent five minutes examining an old lens with its captured screws and can't figure it out at all. It just makes no sense?

PFM....

Mike


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   The captured screw actually unscrews through the lens. If you unscrew
   the screw while pushing it against the lens it will screw right out,
   ie: the lens is threaded. If you try to screw in a fully threaded screw
   you will find that it has to strip the threads out of the lens in order
   to tighten. Did I make it clear as mud?

   Forest
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   From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   To: Guido deTomaso <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net>
   Cc: DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:57 PM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens
   > On Nov 30, 2015, at 7:54 PM, Guido deTomaso
   <[1]guido_detomaso at prodigy.net> wrote:
   >
   >  "so when they are screwed into the lens they become a captured screw
   >  like the factory"
   >  Not sure how many have locked-on to this part of the discussion, the
   >  holes in the lenses are / should be smaller than the thread diameter
   of
   >  the screws.
   >
   >>>...which should be impossible, no?
   So how did they do it? Beats the heck out of me. I just spent five
   minutes examining an old lens with its captured screws and can't figure
   it out at all. It just makes no sense?
   PFM....
   Mike
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