dont give up hope yet! i was able to salvage a bright blue led from an old pen i found in aparking lot. both pins were completely broken off, but i wan able to use my dremmel and a file to expose some more of the metal to solder some wire onto it. i am using a standard 25 watt well iron, and standard size rosin core solder from ratshack. just dont hold the heat to long.. its best to"cheat" when u solder this type of job and put solder directly on the iron, tho tin both connections first lightly, then all u need is to hold the 2 together and the solder flows off the iron to make an ok connection. that i used some epoxy type glue (hot goue would have worked as well, but didnt have anny, so that was the only clear glue i had) and now i have a blue led
good luck.
and if it dosnt work, it was already broken right? hehhe