Seat buttons r129 tips for fastening back to door panel pls

[R129mine]

Hi
Driver side seat control buttons were loose at the bottom and I took the door panel off to investigate.
2 out of 3 screws are broken (plastic attachment has broken off) my dirty fingers are pointing at them



I can do an ugly fix and drill through the door panel and use a longer screw but that would be ugly and can never fix the door panel again.
Or…..

I thought perhaps using lots of fibreglass to try and glue it back in place and also use a strip behind it to give it extra strength but none of those solutions feel like they will work as someday someone will press those buttons a bit too hard.

Anyone else done this type of fix before?

also the small speaker cover has 2 broken tabs but I think a bit of fibre glass resin and hardener will glue that nicely back in place

 

[Doodle]

Fairing repair kit should sort that out, possibly with a piece of aluminium embedded in it for extra strength.

It's a 2 part setup, powdered plastic with a solvent to bind/melt it together. Used it very successfully to replace smashed tabs and reform trim panels.

 

[R129mine]

Something like this? Polyvance

I would build up the missing plastic to the back and drill a small hole for the screw to fit and possible use some aluminium to strengthen it.


just hope the new plastic has enough service contact to stay connected. Will give it a try.

Have used wayside products in the past but did not have much luck with it. Perhaps I rushed it too much.

 

[Doodle]

Yes, that's the sort of thing. I can't remember who I've got mine from, but it was successful on a number of repairs.

 

[ray_hennig]

I have repaired a seat belt buckle (NOT the structural part) and other plastic bits with JB Weld or Marine Weld. Very solid. You can sand, file and drill it.

RayH

 

[R129mine]

I had a go at the plastic repair but I could not make it work. The area to work in is very small and it was impossible for me to make it work.
I then went back to my bracket idea and while playing with a piece of metal I figured out there is enough space to put some metal between the seat adjuster and the back of the door cover. I had to use the grinder to make 2x corner fittings fit. it is rock solid now. Below a picture of 2x original corner pieces as I did not want to remove the customised pieces again just for a picture. You can see the customised brackets underneath.

stupid pictures rotated 90 degrees while uploading to the forum