Center Vent w/ message controls repair

[jinx8402]

So, I have now gone through my 3rd center vent with message controls because of the cheap plastic that is used to keep the controls screwed into the assmebly. All three have had the controls pop out, breaking the holes where the screw goes. I just bought my most recent one from a junk yard, what looked to be in great condition, and it broke with 2 weeks of having it . I have used regular superglue, to no avail, which I guess is to be expected since it probably doesn't have good tensile strength. What have others done fix this without buying another one, which will just fail? Would something like a plastic epoxy from loctite work: like this?.

 

[joegr]

I bought a new one (I wonder if they are still available). Then I scratched up the area of the screw bosses on the inside and covered them with JB Weld epoxy. So far, it's held together. I think it works best if you can fix them before they break. This applies Advancetrac switch and (gen II) parking brake switch as well.

 

[jinx8402]

Maybe I'll try using the epoxy first without searching for another one. I'll just clamp it down and let it cure overnight. Perhaps that will be good enough. If not, I'll search for yet another center vent.

 

[Hawk03]

Epoxy and its been good for a couple of years.

 

[RodLS]

When mine broke I used epoxy to fix it. Its been a year or so and still holding.

 

[hite337]

Jb weld.

 

[reaper76]

I took a soldering iron and melted little groves into the mounts and placed small strips of metal in them. I then used gorilla glue to seal it all up. That was a year and a half ago and still going strong.

 

[G-RELL]

jb weld will def fix it... but my superglue has held for a few months now... Funny all of us have had this problem

 

[LS4me]

jb weld will def fix it... but my superglue has held for a few months now... Funny all of us have had this problem

Not all. Neither of mine have broken.....

And ditto JB Weld. That stuff is incredible. I've used it to create mounting points. It is sand- and paint-able!

 

[BlackLS06]

I expoxied mine with plastic weld and to prevent it happening again just expoxy the new message center.

 

[nelliott500]

I used superglue for the message center controls (left side broke off) and epoxy for the traction control button. What a pain.

 

[hite337]

JB weld on my e-brake boot clip, on my grille mounts, on my rear surround mount under the lincoln star, a hole in a radiator (plastic tank on the side in my old LS), clips on the third brake light housing, a degas bottle while I was waiting on one in the mail (did not overheat once in 6 days..lol), filled in the road rash on my wheels, used it on the sunroof vent tube. Probly a few more I forgot about on my LS.

 

[RollinLS]

Used a plastic-epoxy to repair two for myself and another member.

 

[G-RELL]

JB weld on my e-brake boot clip, on my grille mounts, on my rear surround mount under the lincoln star, a hole in a radiator (plastic tank on the side in my old LS), clips on the third brake light housing, a degas bottle while I was waiting on one in the mail (did not overheat once in 6 days..lol), filled in the road rash on my wheels, used it on the sunroof vent tube. Probly a few more I forgot about on my LS.

LMAO...is that even your paint on the car, or just a smooth JB mix

 

[hite337]

I thinned it out and sprayed it on.

 

[Ranchero50]

Silicone bathtub caulk works wonders on this plastic stuff too. Seems to work as a shock absorber as well as hold the parts in place. Super glues just seem to crack out and fail over time.

 

[RigsLS]

Used a plastic-epoxy to repair two for myself and another member.

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[De-marko]

I used liquid nails on my '00....That is a gaurantee hold!

 

[Gus_Mahn]

I super glued it back together, then roughed it up with an exacto, then coated it with epoxy with a little fiberglass insulation mixed in for strength. It's been like this for 5 years with no issues.

 

[joyee]

This method over many years and recommend that you do not assume the trouble is a certain part, as a problem in one area will often show up as a symptom somewhere else. An example is carb malfunctions are often incorrectly assumed to be governor problems.

 

[G-RELL]

This method over many years and recommend that you do not assume the trouble is a certain part, as a problem in one area will often show up as a symptom somewhere else. An example is carb malfunctions are often incorrectly assumed to be governor problems.

:shifty: WHAT?

 

[nelliott500]

Probably some sort of obscure spam.

 

[BlackLS06]

My LS has a 4 barrel carb.

 

[G-RELL]

we've been working on my buddies 90 (IIRC) wrangler eco/ vacuum asst. carb for a while... Its horrible...

 

[purevilpleasure]

My LS has a 4 barrel carb.

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