| Author |
Message |
Wasted youth
Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012
Posts: 5134
Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
|
 Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 11:49 am Post subject: Interior plastic spare tire cover repair |
 |
|
For this style of spare tire cover…
Has anyone here used metal grommets like this to make repairs? They are not the same, but maybe close enough to anchor the cover after being repaired…
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
SGKent 
Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007
Posts: 41031
Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
|
| Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Interior plastic spare tire cover repair |
|
|
the ones I have seen are usually too badly damaged to accept any repair. I found a good one and have it stored in a box in a cool dry place so I can use it when I sell the bus. Good ones are out there but a pain to find. Maybe rebuild the area with JB Weld first. The plastic is usually too aged and brittle to accept a plastic weld repair.
_________________
“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Wasted youth
Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012
Posts: 5134
Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
|
| Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Interior plastic spare tire cover repair |
|
|
| SGKent wrote: |
| the ones I have seen are usually too badly damaged to accept any repair. I found a good one and have it stored in a box in a cool dry place so I can use it when I sell the bus. Good ones are out there but a pain to find. Maybe rebuild the area with JB Weld first. The plastic is usually too aged and brittle to accept a plastic weld repair. |
That aspect will be addressed. I’m just trying to find grommets that look and fit halfway decent and have uniformity. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SGKent
Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007
Posts: 41031
Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
|
| Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Interior plastic spare tire cover repair |
|
|
no reason why you could not use those, or get just a couple from your local auto upholstery shop if you don't want the whole batch. They use them on boat covers, tonneau covers, etc.. If the ovals don't fit the VW ones, then replace the part that is screwed to the deck also. A upholstery shop might have different sizes.
_________________
“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
