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mbeals
11-24-2009, 07:53 PM
The previous owner of my car did a hack-job install of a remote start and snapped the two plastic tabs that hold the driver side A-pillar cover to the pillar. I tried gluing them back on with that special plastic welder adhesive, but it won't bond with the plastic.

Anyone know what kind of adhesive I can use on this piece?
DansGen1Alero
11-24-2009, 08:46 PM
get a gauge pod or buy a new one from the junkyard
jayson_waltz
11-24-2009, 08:54 PM
gluing won't work worth a shit, just buy a new one. they should be cheap even new.
mbeals
11-24-2009, 09:17 PM
What's a good vendor for pillar gauge pods?
DansGen1Alero
11-24-2009, 09:50 PM
pfyc.com thats where i got mine, i think brand is lotek?


http://www.pfyc.com/pc/GA2002/ALGAU/A-pillar+Gauge+Mount+-+99-05+Grand+Am%2C+Alero.html
mbeals
11-24-2009, 10:23 PM
That's only a half pillar though. I'd still need the factory cover to go under it.
Redog
11-24-2009, 11:21 PM
^^ No it's not, it's the entire "A" Pillar ;)
jabartram
11-24-2009, 11:22 PM
no, its a full pillar, it replaces the factory trim. i have the triple pod.
DansGen1Alero
11-25-2009, 06:33 AM
even the double is full........look at the pics on the page:ninja: :ninja:
Nate's Alero
11-25-2009, 06:40 AM
he thinks that it is just the little holders that go on the plastic trim, no, that is a full cover
DansGen1Alero
11-25-2009, 07:58 AM
^^^ well pictures are great things, so is reading, lol
Fi-Alero
11-25-2009, 09:12 AM
You are using the wrong glue.

Go pick yourself up some CA glue. It has two parts to it. We use this stuff at the shop all the time when panels break.
Nate's Alero
11-25-2009, 11:01 AM
You are using the wrong glue.

Go pick yourself up some CA glue. It has two parts to it. We use this stuff at the shop all the time when panels break.

ah, i've used that, slap the on on one panel, and slap the other on the other panel, and when they meet, hello steel bond
mbeals
11-25-2009, 01:31 PM
I tried CA first (although it was not a 2 part adhesive). It held the piece on, but it snapped off while installing the panel. Then I tried the plastic welder, which is a 2-part adhesive that is supposed to have solvents that soften plastics to create a bond, and it didn't even adhere to the plastic. I also tried normal 2 part epoxy with the same result. All surfaces were even fully matched and prepped.

Now I look again, that pillar is a full piece. The description on the page said it completely covered the lower portion of the A-pillar, eliminating the lower seam. I took that to mean it only covered the lower part of the pillar, and I was looking at it on my phone, so the picture seemed to look that way.
DansGen1Alero
11-25-2009, 01:49 PM
yea, I have one and can assure you its a complete replacement for the pillar, but it install with 2 screws, but are covered after installation by screw head covers. (you will need to predrill as the a-pillar frame is thick)

Now I can also check tomorrow when I go to my parents if I still have my stock pillar..neutral interior