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Glue for wind deflector

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Jasonn
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Glue for wind deflector

Post by Jasonn » Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:22 pm

Thought I'd give the wind deflector a wash - really shocked at the amount of gunk that came out.

Went to refit it and it seemed a little stiff, so rather than try again, I smacked the bugger (percussive maintenance) then realised it was in back to front. I've managed to break the two little fixed pegs on the bottom of the deflector.

The two little pegs haven't come off so I can probably fix them - but rather than experiment with different glues I thought I'd ask here if anyone knew which glue to use (or what type of plastic it is)

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Glue for wind deflector

Post by Pondrew » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:58 pm

Jasonn wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:22 pm The two little pegs haven't come off so I can probably fix them - but rather than experiment with different glues I thought I'd ask here if anyone knew which glue to use (or what type of plastic it is)
Personally I'd try an araldite 2 part epoxy type. It's probably ABS plastic.
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Glue for wind deflector

Post by wanderer » Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:29 pm

Gorilla glue.
It's a two part epoxy and can come in transparent form.
Available on Amazon.

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Glue for wind deflector

Post by Jasonn » Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:33 pm

The two little pegs are very small, so they might just be there as some sort of locator.

Bostick do a two part superglue which seems to have held (so far)

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Glue for wind deflector

Post by Jasonn » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:30 pm

Nope the Bostick didn't work - back to my old favourite - epoxy

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