How should i repair glove box?

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jfed1988
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How should i repair glove box?

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I've been trying to just get a new glove box, but it seems they are nearly impossible to come by and the only one i've seen is over a hundred dollars so it looks like im going to have to fix the one i have. I have 2 big cracks in the plastic on both sides of the glove box. Both the turn signals are basically floppin around when i'm ridin it. I tried sealing the cracks with an epoxy to hold them in place and it didn't work out too well. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get a strong bond to hold everything in place? Is it possible to weld the plastic somehow? If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: How should i repair glove box?

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Member forrestking did some good work at plastic welding for some internal parts of soft (polyethylene?) . I have some pics from forrestking which will go into a wiki topic tonight. Will post a link to your thread.

Personally, I've tried plastic welding and had some success, but need more practice. Will post those too but think forrestking's work is nicer.
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Re: How should i repair glove box?

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Here's a link to a draft of the plastic welding topic. There's much more info which can be had for plastic welding. You can build the weld a little high, then sand through progressive grits, and get a smoother finished look. But the repair may always be detectable. But having a glove box at all adds functionality, and personally I think its a win.

http://hondaspree.net/wiki/index.php5?t ... ic_Welding
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