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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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Broken sidemarker repair suggestions

Ok so just as the title says, I have a broken side marker. That square piece that sticks out and is held on by the screw, hope you know what I'm talking about, has snapped off. My car is lowered, Under estimated the dip and as I scraped itpulled the front bumper down hard enuff to break it I'm assuming.

Any suggestions on what to connect these 2 plastic pieces again? Super glue, epoxy, etc.
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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buy a new one
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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buying a replacement will be the easiest. epoxy and fiberglass is option two
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by m1r4g3
buy a new one
well obviously im trying to avoid buying a new one otherwise i wouldnt have started this thread. just thought maybe someone might have had a similar issue and found an easy/cheap repair.

Originally Posted by laythor
buying a replacement will be the easiest. epoxy and fiberglass is option two
hmm...ya it would be the easiet but i think ill save that as a last resort. for now its being held on by superglue so in the mean time that will have to do until i find another solution. im not good at fiberglass =( but ill give it a try. what about JB weld? hahaha
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 01:36 AM
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jb weld is a type of epoxy. go to a hobby store and get some 15 minute epoxy and fiberglass. clean everything really well, cut pieces of fiberglass to cover the broken area and then some. Cover as much as you can. Mix epoxy, wet the fiberglass with it, smear some on the marker, put on fiberglass.. then let it cure. if you covered up any holes just drill them back out.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by laythor
jb weld is a type of epoxy. go to a hobby store and get some 15 minute epoxy and fiberglass. clean everything really well, cut pieces of fiberglass to cover the broken area and then some. Cover as much as you can. Mix epoxy, wet the fiberglass with it, smear some on the marker, put on fiberglass.. then let it cure. if you covered up any holes just drill them back out.
hmm..that sounds promising. i will try that. thanks man.
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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they are cheap, and epoxy prolly wont look great
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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Amber? Or clear?
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 05:51 AM
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yah im not too worreid about epoxy not looking great because you cant see the inside anyways and they are clear.
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