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God dammit, I'm putting in 'newer' ecode housings and I just noticed that I don't have the screw bit

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Old 07-31-2005, 05:25 PM
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Default God dammit, I'm putting in 'newer' ecode housings and I just noticed that I don't have the screw bit

<center><img src="https://www.audiworld.com/tech/pix/s4hid5.jpg"></center><p>for the 6 ballasts screws!!!
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Go to sears and buy a metrix torx bit set
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Lowes sells a Bosch security torx bit set that will work on those. $9.
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FYI, none of the ones I found had security torx. I had to buy a security torx set.
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Default The ones I bought from sears are security torx bits. Think I paid

like 9-10 bucks for the set.
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Default Sears, right here...

<center><img src="http://content.sears.com/data/product_images/009/25702/00925702000-dlv.jpg"></center><p><ul><li><a href="http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&amp;vertical=TOOL&am p;pid=00925702000">Craftsman Security torx set</a></li></ul>
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Default Yup, same ones I have and documented in my install writeup...

<img src="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/euros/dsc01771.jpg">

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<img src="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/euros/dsc01693.jpg">

<img src="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/euros/dsc01688.jpg"><ul><li><a href="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/euros/install/">http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/euros/install/</a</li></ul>
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Default you *can* get them out with a flathead

that said, i wouldnt even go near recommending that to anyone.
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Default Hey vic, I have those torx bits! call me if you need I can bring them to work tomorrow and

we can meet somewhere in diamond bar!
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