Ok... I'm at the point where I'm ready to break out some fire, sharp tools and blunt objects on this. Probably better to see if another owner has solved this before I mutilate my NSX. This is Stopper A. It pushes through a hole on the headlight frame. Seems simple, right? Here are the solutions I tried that failed:
Somewhere in Japan, there is a person who can do this task in less than 3 seconds. Like everything on the NSX, there is a trick to doing this- does anyone know what it is?
- Push it through the hole.
- Pull it through the hole with needle nose pliers (while pushing from the other side). This ripped the little end off it.
- Silicone grease.
- Mobil 1 Synth grease.
- Twisting it while pushing it through the hole.
- Trying to jam/pack the rubber through the hole with a flat blade screwdriver (while also pushing).
- Using a C-clamp and nut on the other end to push it through (while greased). It just smashed it flat.
- Drilling the hole using a slightly larger bit to help ease it through.
- Rage-cursing at it.
- Grunting and screaming at it like a chimpanzee trying to figure out a digital clock.
- Trying to reason with it by explaining that it is holding up the entire re-assembly of the front end.
- Quiet sobbing, bargaining and begging it to fit.
Somewhere in Japan, there is a person who can do this task in less than 3 seconds. Like everything on the NSX, there is a trick to doing this- does anyone know what it is?