Can this center cover be saved?

[Kingbee]

It was on the Interstate when I bought it, and I can't in good conscience, put it on the Tourer the way it is.  There's no missing piece, it's just moved forward.

Fixable?

How?

[98valk]

http://www.pcepoxy.com/   sold in most hardware stores, works for abs plastic.

[longrider]

kingbee

If it were me I would consider removing it and fixing it properly.  I know it can be a bit of a job getting it out of there but then it would be a permanent fix.  If you remove it rough up the inside of both pieces with some course sandpaper and lay a couple of layers of fiberglas on the inside.  It  shouldnt break there again.

warren
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[vanagon40]

If it was mine, I would drill small holes and insert some Arrow staples to hold the pieces together (something like surgical stitches or staples).  I would then cover the whole thing with a layer of J-B Weld (actually, I would put a little J-B Weld in the crack prior to installing the staples).  If I was real ambitious, I might even paint it black (although a magic marker would also work).

I like the staples as they are flat and fairly sturdy.

Something like this (except the staples would be shorter with the gap removed):

[hubcapsc]

I had a crack at a place that gets stressed every time I remove the side cover:

 

I got some ABS-rated plumbing glue at Lowes:

 

I used it just on the mating surface... it works like a solvent, and when it cures
the idea is that you have "one piece" again...

 

-Mike