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Posted: August 06, 2006 02:50 pm
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Andre's Mate  Group: Members Posts: 2877 Member No.: 144 Joined: April 06, 2005  |
Hi All
Those of us who have tried repairing XM plastic trim often have problems in making a lasting repair. I have found a glue that works well with ABS injection moulded plastic components. These have the letters ABS moulded somewhere on them. So far I have repaired wing mirror shells and the 3 bonnet scuttle trim panels with 100% sucess rate. I have used the glue that plummers use for solvent weld waste fittings. This melts the plastic and forms a joint as strong as the original material. It also seems to take on the colour of the component. So far I have refitted broken mirror shell upstands ( the 3 plastic projections the mirror frame screws into) , repaired a 80mm split to a mirror shell and rejoined the 2 halves of a split front frame of a wing mirror. On the main scuttle trim I have refixed the broken plastic spiggots that hold the front of the trim in place. On the 2 side trims I have rewelded the little plastic clips on the underside that hold it in place. Regards XMexc -------------------- An interest in 2.5TD's.
Location: Hampshire, U.K. |
 
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| Peter.N. |
Posted: August 06, 2006 05:01 pm
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 Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 3414 Member No.: 78 Joined: August 31, 2004 |
It smells nice too!
 Peter.N. -------------------- Used to have:
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. '01 'Y' 406 GXL Hdi 110 manual estate silver '01 C5 estate 2.0. Hdi 110hp manual Located in Charmouth, Dorset. U.K. Blower transistors MJ 11015 |
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| Robin |
Posted: August 07, 2006 01:13 pm
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 94 Member No.: 246 Joined: September 25, 2005 |
Peter, it's the smell that keeps XM owners sane - and we are over 18 so we can buy it!!
-------------------- XM ownership - He took a bite and kept chewing!
St Ives, the one in Cambridgeshire! R plate XM VSX Estate 2.5TD RP7541 R plate Xantia 1.9TD Xantia estate B plate Porsche 924 Lux Coupe. £12,200 in 1984 |
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Posted: August 07, 2006 11:44 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 2877 Member No.: 144 Joined: April 06, 2005 |
Hi Peter
I thought you had spent a lifetime breathing lead fumes from soldering. I see Citroen Cars have just put a Green 2.1 TD estate on ebay starting at £500. Regards XMexc -------------------- An interest in 2.5TD's.
Location: Hampshire, U.K. |
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