I bought new fornt parking lights for my '50 but now both have one side where the "nut" attached to the light body that the lense mounting screw engages has disengaged. They appear to be some form of weld nut that did not get welded properly and because they are located on the front side of the housing they are not captured by the housing.

I tried epoxy to attach them to the back side of the housing but it did not hold.

If I install a longer screw with a loose nut behind the housing to attach the lenses I can not install the lights into the grille because the spacing between the cross bars is not large enough.

The area on the back side of the housing is not capable of using a j-nut type fastener.

Any ideas about the best path forward would be appreciated.

1949/50 3600 Project
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