X3 F25 Boot aluminium plates

arsalan321@hotmail.com · 10-30-2018, 03:38 AM

Has anyone seen these coming off from corners? Any ideas to put them back? Epoxy glue or replace the part?

TheCoolX3 · 10-30-2018, 08:06 AM

I would imagine its just clips holding them in. Give it a good push and see if that helps.

Good Luck!

________ · 10-30-2018, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCoolX3

I would imagine its just clips holding them in. Give it a good push and see if that helps.

Good Luck!

I think this is what I would do. If pushing them back in doesn't generate a "clicking sound", I'd try to take it off and seeing if the clip is broken. Otherwise, glue it up.

tracer bullet · 11-01-2018, 01:08 PM

If they are glued, and need more:

* Be sure they are clean where you will put the glue, maybe use acetone or brake parts cleaner (xylene or toluene)
* Scuff them up some (also only where you will put the glue of course)
* Some sort of 2-part epoxy from a hardware store should work well, bonus if it mentions metal and plastic in the usage list
* Careful putting too much and having it squish out into places you don't want it
* Think of some small amount fo weight you can sit on them to help hold them while they dry - depending on the epoxy this could be in just 5-10 minutes for a bond to form
* Don't touch them for 24 hours until they are definitely cured.

Hopefully they clip. But if not...

PerryGunn · 11-01-2018, 04:29 PM

From the looks of the parts diagram on RealOEM, it does look as though they clip into place

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