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Repairing unobtainable BMW broken plastic fittings

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Vince70 Rank: Renault 16

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Yesterday I took the headlining out of the Bmw cabriolet as it was looking a a bit grubby and one of the plastic dog ears and strings had broken so I set about it with a soldering iron and managed to melt the part back together.

 

The problem is the plastic now looks like someone has giving it some pigeon shite welding treatment so I want to rub it down and get it flat again but then the part will lose some of its strength along the break and I wondered if maybe a bit of glue would be the answer and if so anyone had experience in doing a permanent repair on such plastics and what I should use.

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steveo3002 Rank: Renault 16

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look at the bumper repair kits they come with mesh to squish into the repair , make sure its correct for that plastic type 

 

we used innotec stuff at work , dear but works really good

Vince70 Rank: Renault 16

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What model of BMW is it?

It's a 97 E36 cabriolet but there's no part number on it.

I think you have to buy the part as a complete kit with something else roof related and it works out quite expensive

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It's a 97 E36 cabriolet but there's no part number on it.

I think you have to buy the part as a complete kit with something else roof related and it works out quite expensive

Ah right! Shame as I was wondering if any of the BMW chaps I ken would hae owt

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