[SoCADesertRat]

Just discovered that the shield inside my RH tailgate hinge box is broken. The tab that broke off is still bolted inside the hinge box and I was able to remove the rest of the shield before it dropped out and got lost. It is GM Part No.15118158 (discontinued, of course).
Has anyone glued one of these back together, like with Gorilla glue, or is there somewhere I could purchase a replacement?
Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Gib

 

[ssr3]

Post a picture, I may have one in my stash.

 

[SoCADesertRat]

Post a picture, I may have one in my stash.

I'll give it a shot. Never done a photo as yet so let me work on it. Thanks, much.
Gib

 

[SoCADesertRat]

I'll give it a shot. Never done a photo as yet so let me work on it. Thanks, much.
Gib

I did the drag and drop of 2 views but they did not show up. I'll study the process some more.

 

[river_rat]

See this post on how I repaired mine. Almost 5 years ago exactly when repaired. Still working great and much stronger than original design.

http://www.ssrfanatic.com/forum/f4/plastic-tailgate-hinge-covers-60889/#post1122293

 

[SoCADesertRat]

See this post on how I repaired mine. Almost 5 years ago exactly when repaired. Still working great and much stronger than original design.

http://www.ssrfanatic.com/forum/f4/plastic-tailgate-hinge-covers-60889/#post1122293

River_Rat, that looks sweet, how the OEM's should have been. Not certain my talents include what it would take to do what you did. Do you have any measurements on the metal work you riveted to the plastic/abs piece?
Thanks, Gib

 

[SoCADesertRat]

I did the drag and drop of 2 views but they did not show up. I'll study the process some more.

Hope the photos made it this time. The top view (on the left) shows the break. The other is the side view.

 

[river_rat]

Gib

I just used some aluminum angle I had lying around at the time. It was 1-1/2 X 1-1/2 X 1/8 angle cut to about 3 inches long. I angled the side that mounts to the frame to sort of match the plastic tabs but I don't recall there being any clearance issue with just using a full 3 inch piece.

 

[SoCADesertRat]

Gib

I just used some aluminum angle I had lying around at the time. It was 1-1/2 X 1-1/2 X 1/8 angle cut to about 3 inches long. I angled the side that mounts to the frame to sort of match the plastic tabs but I don't recall there being any clearance issue with just using a full 3 inch piece.

Many thanks. Gib