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Subject:Re: Repair glue for heater box
From:Alistair Bel
Date:Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:53:21 -0700

I bent some metal L brackets to fix a box that I worked on. There really wasn't enough gluing surface to repair the original tab.

Alistair 

> On Apr 12, 2016, at 3:40 PM, email99@bellsouth.net <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> 
> What is the best glue to repair the front heater box plastic?
> 
> I am going to need to replace my front heater core soon and I know two
> of the bolt tabs that attach the heater assembly to the front body panel
> are broken.I will try to glue and reinforce the tabs with the proper
> plastic cement, whatever that is.If this is not possible I will try to
> fabricate tabs from metal and attach them to the heater box with small
> bolts, washers, and glue. I need a glue that binds well to the heater
> box plastic and possibly to metal.
> 
> Now, to find that heater core…
> 
> 
> Ed