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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Viral_Jim on 15 October 2017, 14:58:03
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First service on the D5 completed over the weekend - total doddle but discovered something to be repaired next time I'm under it (in about 2 1/2 months time ::)).
The undertray has two "lobes" at the back, each with a retaining bolt through it. One lobe has broken off leaving a 1" disc of plastic with a hole for the bolt through it. Any ideas on the best material to use to re-attach the piece? I'd thought about araldite, but think this might lack the necessary flex.
Maybe plastic weld it back together? Watched a YouTube vid on that once, looked reasonably straightforward.
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Yes, if you mean plumbers' so;vent weld; it cures quickly and is stronger than the material itself.
Ron.
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Stitching it together with cable ties is a common repair for arch liners and undertrays:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/wtrvzi3go3y066z/ArchLinerRepair.jpg?dl=1)
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Nick, that was my first thought but not sure if there's enough material to make it work.
The plastic welding which I saw was using a soldering iron and feeding in cable tie as a "filler rod". May give that a go if I have time or inclination.
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plastic soldering is a good solution.then you could fit much oversized washers too as added precaution
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Use mig wire bent into loop then sink into plastic over the join with soldering iron . Fill with melted cable ties :y