MacBook Pro 2012 Optical Drive screws stripped!

I screwed up half an hour ago.
I was exited to replace my optical bay with a hard drive caddy, and finally get rid of that thing I never used. I've opened my mac a few times before to change the HDD to and SSD, but this was my first time tinkering with the optical drive.

Anyways, I encountered two screws which were impossible for me to remove and got stripped to the max. I browsed some threads for what people recommended, like rubber bands, soldering, glue, none of which worked or were ideal for me.

I did get the optical drive removed, after a bit bending it accidentally snapped... I was able to fit my caddy in there, but wasn't able to screw it down because it was "sitting" over the damn screws already there.

I screwed up and should of read posts before I started. Does anyone know how I can remove these screws? After the cd drive broke off, the pliers I have are too big, should I get needle nose pliers and try?

This isn't my first time opening a laptop is tinkering on the inside, but hell I was surprised at the tightness of these screws!

Any help appreciated, thanks

 

I guess so. But my main concern is it shaking around, and warranty. If I ever need to send it for warranty I'd be able to purchase a cd drive cheap for $15, but I really need these 2 screws removed then. ****.

 

That thing is like a smooth circle now, no way it is going to budge with any screw driver on earth now.

 

Ok, do you have any links or images to these I can recognize
I am a noob at these things, relying on my fathers toolbox. I thought I was good working with my standard phillips set until this problem...

 

Ok, i saw plenty of those in the toolbox. I'll try it and report back what happens.