The moulding is coming off on the rear driver side panel. It appears to be held down by some pins (I'm sure you all know)...anyways, how do I put this back on? New clip things?
Take out the carpet and spare on the drivers side and they're like some plastic screws.
they have plastic studs molded into the moulding, with some funky nuts on them
I used some screws made for plastic and some washers to reinstall mine, been down the track many times over 120mph and they havent come off yet.:D
Good idea for saving broken moldings!! I never thought of that.
Thanks, I know when my molding pieces broke, the stud that broke off has a small hole in the center of it. I figured why can't I screw them back on.
I'll try that!!!! Thanks!! :)
I melted my studs back on the molding you have to make sure you get adequate heat on both pieces to get a good grip
I learned to glue my cat emblem in my tails, I go so fast they blow out!!
well...none of that stuff works. one of the mountings sticks through the wall so its sort of mound-like..maybe if i shaved off part of it and got some weird screw then i could get it flush to the wall..but on another spot it broke off at theres not even a space for me to screw in or anything of the like
Are you saying there is no place for it to go on the body of the car? Or that the plastic pin broke completely off?
I removed the chrome strip...drilled a couple holes where I countersunk the head of a bolt, drilled new holes and bolted the moulding on from inside.... then put new chrome stripping back on.... did the same to the front cornering lamp mouldings too.
I'm saying the little plastic part broke completely off from the trim and I'm not sure how to get it to reattach to the wall of the car
Pictures would be good so we can help you out man.
That's one picture...I covered up the hole temporarily with tape
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/levachemerde/photo_zps35341276.jpg
its a captive nut
stud is molded / melded into the plastic trim piece.
use 2part epoxy and fix it using creativity. dont put it back on too too too tight, this isnt an intake bolt / nut.
it should stay put for a long time.
my son used the 2part expoxy for plastic, some people just take the old parts and remelt them together with a torch , i tried using a milk jug for a source of new plastic because of its flexibility characteristics. worked well enough.
If you still have the plastic 'stud' that might have fallen down in the well and you haven't sanded it or anything, use short strand fiberglass as your "glue" to re-attach it to the molding piece. If you use too much, you can always sand the excess down so it will fit into the hole. I found mine at AutoZone or Advance or one of them stores. It was in a jar about the size of a bearing grease jar with a tube of hardener taped on the lid. Simple to prep. Just mix parts like you would epoxy.
I've done this on my car for the front cornering lamp belt molding piece and on someone's Mazda crossover. I forget what kind it is but it may have a Ford twin - maybe 2001-2004 Tribute. Anyway, their chrome strip along the front edge of the hood broke off due to smaller but similar studs that were part of the trim. This is the hood that gets slammed every time it goes into the shop and the piece is still on there after about 3 years or maybe more. I've seen other Mazda crossovers on the road missing that same piece so it's a common problem. Holding up on the Tribute is more impressive than the Cougar because it sits right at the edge that slams onto the grille below it.
If you don't have that stud piece, you can glob some fiberglass on the molding where the factory stud broke off and then recess a screw (or whatever your own stud creation turns out to be) into the fiberglass before it dries.