any advice on how to get a stripped and rusty screw out of my car? i need to change the lights in the rear that illuminates the liscence. i got 3 out but cant get one cuz its practically stripped. any advice?

had the same issue, I just pushed really hard with the screw driver and turned....they came undone, id replace them with brass screws so they dont rust again.

grab a drill and drill into the center of the screw to remove a center "core"

next your going to want to use an extractor bit to remove the screw you take the bit and slide it into the core u just drilled out and turn left (use pliers not your drill for this) (basically when you turn left it bites down and twists from the inside)

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?...UseBVCookie=Yes
extractor bit link

This post has been edited by playr158: Jun 20, 2006 - 10:10 AM

Or there are these mate.

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ald2019.html

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ald820p.html

they are kind of like a screwdriver head, but they look to have a bit that cuts into the screwhead when you turn it anti-clockwise. I haven't tried them and just found these on the net but they look like ones in my uk shop catalogue.