coupe back hatch repair

[tdthies1]

Has anyone had any luck on repairing the crack on the back hatch on the coupes. Mine is now broke all the way through.

[feltonminicycle]

The problem is even if you fix the frame the glass is too heavy for the springs - causes a binding action will crack again. Install polycarbonate or plexiglass instead of glass, use smoke tint to cut down headlights glare.
A shop that does plastic welding could fix it for sure
Miles

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, "tdthies1" wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck on repairing the crack on the back hatch on the coupes. Mine is now broke all the way through.

[drac]

just an fyi on plastic welding. anyone can plastic weld with a soldering iron or wood burner. i am customizing the interior of my late model ford that way and after sanding the welds it's invisible. you can use zip ties or plastic bottles cut into strips for welding rod. i would practice on spar plastic first. hope this helps some.

[feltonminicycle]

Doing plastic welding stinks like hell :-) I have professional plastic welding equipment and a box of welding rods. It uses heat & compressed air in the process. I have never tried it personally - I took the items in as trade for something else.
When I owned a body shop we used similar materials plastics or donor parts as plastic fill material. I would imagine the melting plastic puts out some pretty harmful fumes. I would still recommend taking it to a motorcycle shop one which welds broken fairings etc.
Miles

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2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, drac wrote:
> just an fyi on plastic welding. anyone can plastic weld with a soldering iron or wood burner. i am customizing the interior of my late model ford that way and after sanding the welds it's invisible. you can use zip ties or plastic bottles cut into strips for welding rod. i would practice on spar plastic first. hope this helps some.