Front seat rear plastic panel

blacknwhite · 19th June 2012, 00:39

The back panel on my drivers seat has popped out and the lower two clips are hanging by a thread.

I need to glue them as a replacement panel is not available unless I buy the entire seat.

Anyone know what kind of plastic these are made from?

I can't decide whether to try Airfix Model cement (polystyrene) or plumbers PVC joint glue, or in fact is it a different type of plastic?

Dragrad · 19th June 2012, 01:03

This may be of some interest....

Not much help on the type of plastic though

trikey · 19th June 2012, 02:18

If you remove the seat back completely Bob, it will have markings on it for date made, part no, and somewhere will be the type of plastic used, I am guessing at PP (Polypropylene) with some type of mineral filler, best to check before you get busy with the glue!

mikesmith2 · 19th June 2012, 03:52

If it's any help i broke the front cup holder and managed to get a piece of cable tie and melt it with the rest using an old soldering iron as all the glues i tried would not work.

blacknwhite · 19th June 2012, 09:20

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Originally Posted by trikey

If you remove the seat back completely Bob, it will have markings on it for date made, part no, and somewhere will be the type of plastic used, I am guessing at PP (Polypropylene) with some type of mineral filler, best to check before you get busy with the glue!

Polypropylene is a good shout and unfortunately is not a plastic that has a solvent based glue as it's a thermal plastic. The only way to "glue" it is to use 2-pack epoxy, a lot of weight to keep it in place and leave it 24hrs. All of which is tricky and no guarantee it will work, as they say - needs must.

Suppose I could glue the thing in place, I can't think of any reason I'd ever need to take it off again.

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trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,816 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	If you remove the seat back completely Bob, it will have markings on it for date made, part no, and somewhere will be the type of plastic used, I am guessing at PP (Polypropylene) with some type of mineral filler, best to check before you get busy with the glue!

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mikesmith2 Loves to post None Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Reading Posts: 466 Thanks: 1 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	If it's any help i broke the front cup holder and managed to get a piece of cable tie and melt it with the rest using an old soldering iron as all the glues i tried would not work.