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Old Aug 20, 2020 | 11:39 AM
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Default Re: Trunk Divider Bracket

Originally Posted by onehundred80
What plastic is the OEM part made from? I suspect it is a fibre reinforced engineering plastic. Why can it not be repaired?
The repair may not look good but it may be stronger than a printed part which has defined weaknesses between each layer. The original part is a strong homogenous plastic part and still breaks.
I would not want to make a part, sell it and then find it is weaker than a properly repaired part.
Just my 2 cents.

Agreed
I repaired one initially with JB Weld but that had a short shelf life

the second repair was with carbon fibre and resin.

all good for over a year

a lot less than $100
 
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