Quick plastic question

94 Accord and I hit retread i lost my bumper clip any good cheap fixes? The loop itslef broke so replacing the clip is not an option.

You guys are such wizzes i figure someone has fixed this.

 

Do you have the broken-off piece?

 

push it back into place, drill a couple holes and use zip ties to fasten snugly into place. After about twu years the zip-tie will get brittle and break off.....just line up the holes and wrap another one through. I have about half a dozen of them holding the front of my TP Cruiser together where a deer decided to find out what a bumper cover feels like. It's been exactly two years since I put them in, and just recently, a couple have fatigued so I'm going to bring out the replacements shortly.
Dave F

 

Gorilla glue found a place on my bumper

 

I do not.

 

So just drill a hole through each side? I can just drill into the bumper?

 

Yeah just drill right through the plastic, I did the same thing on my Nissan Sentra a few years back.

 

Some cars have a thin metal plate between the two pieces of plastic, and the plastic 'bullet connector' or 'barbed connector/push-pin" thingie would go through all three peices. If you find that there is one of those in between, then you can also check to see if there is already a hole there that the 'barb' would have gone through. If there is, then just put a bolt though there with a washer on the top and bottom, use a locking nut or a nylon-internal locking nut and bolt it down tight again.

Be creative.

dave F

 

Hogfiddles, these are so for you!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111078745027 ... 1423.l2649

 

pretty cool............ I wouldn't use THOSE for valve shim checks, though! LOL

 

And this is so people living in the "rust belt" can still enjoy the nostalgia of a rust-stained car, when it's made of fiberglass and plastic.

 

Haha so true.

Drill a new hole through the two 'lips' and throw in a speed nut/body clip, works great.