Interior door lights.
#1
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Interior door lights.
The light in my left back door came out a while ago. It still works, but all the clips on the plastic light cover itself broke, so I epoxied that back on and that works fine. I tried to epoxy the entire light back into the door but that didn't hold at all. I'm not sure how it came out or how to put it back in. Heres a few pictures I took to help:
And here is how the other one looks:
Thanks for any help in advance!
And here is how the other one looks:
Thanks for any help in advance!
#2
Administratus Emeritus
Certified Car Nut
Sucks the clips broke. Other than a new housing, try an adhesive that works better with vinyl. Super Glue and Epoxy arent on that list. Gorilla Glue, polyurethane adhesive, and Goop are better choices. Also a vinyl adhesive used in Vinyl guttering available at Lowes works well. I dont like Gorilla glue for only one reason, it expands and you have to watch for the expansion going where you dont want it. Goop (the clear one) is inexpensive and would be my first choice to try.
#3
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Goop, where might I find it?
Oh, another thing, considering how the white part plastic is broken on the left side of the light, is it going to be noticible when I put the light back in there? Is there something I can do?
Oh, another thing, considering how the white part plastic is broken on the left side of the light, is it going to be noticible when I put the light back in there? Is there something I can do?
Last edited by obiwanshinobi; 12-10-2008 at 09:26 AM.
#4
Administratus Emeritus
Certified Car Nut
It'* in the adhesive section at Lowes. There is a general purpose clear one, and a white one for sneakers. (Go for the clear LOL) the smoked cover is all that can be seen except for the two white tabs which look intact in your pics, so I think you'll be alright. Try not to get the adhesive beyond where the lense hits and use a light duty tape like the blue painters tape to hold it in place for a full day while it cures.
#5
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yeah I tried using plain scotch tape to hold it in place last time. I don't know if its due to the vinyl or the cold weather but the tape did not stick at all.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mike21582
1992-1999
2
04-13-2010 07:15 AM
amberolaman
Everything Electrical & Electronic
2
11-01-2007 07:32 PM
Stu57
Everything Electrical & Electronic
1
08-17-2005 08:16 PM
Berlinetta92
Your Ride: GM Pictures & Videos
10
09-07-2004 10:47 AM