just took off back corner trim
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From: rison AR
If ya not gonna weld the holes up the correct way use plugs.
Whatever you do don't try to use fiberglass, bondo, expoy, or any other ghetto fix. They will only waste your time and money unless you like to keep redoing it.
@98chevyblazer I would assume that's how it would go, or get underneath and take a peek after you get the sticky stuff off back to a point where it goes through the hole. Maybe under there you can pinch the clips and push them out?
I haven't taken mine off yet because I don't want to deal with the holes haha
not to thread jack lol but i tried pulling on the plug type things with pliers and they wont budge and i tried just pulling it from the outside and it seems like somethings gonna break, i dunno what to do :/
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From: rison AR
Well one of these is a good start
Plastic Welding Kit 80 Watt Iron
Plastic Welder & Welding Kit
Plastic Welding Kit
But before I got mine have have made repairs with one of these before
30 Watt, 120 Volt Soldering Iron
The key is to make a filler for the hole out of the same material and don't burn it, you only heat it enough that the 2 flow together. Pretty easy to find a busted bumper end cap at a junk yard for a s-series. The end product won't be as flexiable as a virgin piece of plastic but it won't crack out like a fiberglass repair does due to flex or dissimilar expansion and contraction rates. Granted its not as bad as fiberglass on metal but fiberglass and plastic still not the same.
Plastic Welding Kit 80 Watt Iron
Plastic Welder & Welding Kit
Plastic Welding Kit
But before I got mine have have made repairs with one of these before
30 Watt, 120 Volt Soldering Iron
The key is to make a filler for the hole out of the same material and don't burn it, you only heat it enough that the 2 flow together. Pretty easy to find a busted bumper end cap at a junk yard for a s-series. The end product won't be as flexiable as a virgin piece of plastic but it won't crack out like a fiberglass repair does due to flex or dissimilar expansion and contraction rates. Granted its not as bad as fiberglass on metal but fiberglass and plastic still not the same.
Last edited by neo71665; Jun 4, 2012 at 03:18 AM.
Well one of these is a good start
The key is to make a filler for the hole out of the same material and don't burn it, you only heat it enough that the 2 flow together. Pretty easy to find a busted bumper end cap at a junk yard for a s-series. The end product won't be as flexiable as a virgin piece of plastic but it won't crack out like a fiberglass repair does due to flex or dissimilar expansion and contraction rates. Granted its not as bad as fiberglass on metal but fiberglass and plastic still not the same.
The key is to make a filler for the hole out of the same material and don't burn it, you only heat it enough that the 2 flow together. Pretty easy to find a busted bumper end cap at a junk yard for a s-series. The end product won't be as flexiable as a virgin piece of plastic but it won't crack out like a fiberglass repair does due to flex or dissimilar expansion and contraction rates. Granted its not as bad as fiberglass on metal but fiberglass and plastic still not the same.
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From: rison AR
Being a f-body hater and a x-body owner I can't tell ya. I will say I highy doubt the fire turd from that year uses the same plastics as a s-series.
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