Plastic trunk trim piece - how do I fix this?

[zzyzzx]

This trunk trim piece:




It goes here:



Three of the four tabs that hold it onto the holes there broke! I tried to gule them back onwith superglue, but only one of the three reguled good enough. That and if I have to change another tail light, I will break them again anyway.

Is there a good fix for this? Gluing broken plastic hasn't worked good for me in the past anyway. I don't want to get a new one since it's just going to break when I have to remove it again. I am halfway thinking that maybe gluing some rare earth magnets to the bottom of it might hold it on pretty good.

I have part numbers off of this that show:
22615284
616335386
GMP.PP.033

On the phone with the dealer, they told me to ignore those numbers on the part, saying that those were "casting numbers" and gave me a part number 22719927, and said that it had a note saying that it needed 4 screws to attach it (implying that it's the one make for later Alero's). Also saying that no stock is available and to try to find it on the internet. Said list price was $53.55

[a.graham52]

i used two sheet metal screws to hold mine in. took all of 3 weeks to forget they were there. never looked back

[04PONTIACGA]

Get an '03+ trim piece with all the hardware. GM realized it was a bad design and add some mounts to mount in the factory clip location and used a different style trim that screws in.

[zzyzzx]

Originally Posted by 04PONTIACGA

Get an '03+ trim piece with all the hardware. GM realized it was a bad design and add some mounts to mount in the factory clip location and used a different style trim that screws in.

Thanks! I'll be looking for one like that!

Anyone have any pics to post of it, or can I order one from the dealer and will they automatically give me the revised design?

[zzyzzx]

Is this piece the same on a Grand Am?

[AleroB888]

I used some stainless screws to tap into mine years ago. A couple of them need tightening once in a while, but for the most part, it works.

[tw0123]

I used 2 of these... the lower edge of the carpet folds down when the trunk trim was off and i got these threaded then put everything together and tightened it up... 2 yrs no issues

http://0.tqn.com/d/homerepair/1/0/7/...ggle_molly.jpg

[zzyzzx]

I was thinking that one would need to somehow attach something like this to the car:


Then screw the plastic piece in.

I don't know if I can even get the new, improved piece, except maybe at a junkyard.

[tw0123]

With the sheet metal screws they'll just go right into the metal and hold there... with what i used the "wing" I'll call it went up through the side where the carpet is... as soon as it threaded i put the carpet back in place and tightened the screws... it draws the wing up and holds it tight

[AleroB888]

It's raining, but what the hey, here's the ones I used, with some decorative washers

[03glgold]

I will take some pictures of the newer style when I go outside next

[04PONTIACGA]

Originally Posted by zzyzzx

Is this piece the same on a Grand Am?

No, the piece is different, but the hardware to mount it is the same.

[zzyzzx]

I went to a JY over the weekend, so now I have seen the different part. I chose not to buy one since they were mostly too scratched up, and mine still looks like new. I figure I can just use the clips for a new one (I did get those) and make the modifications to my old one to use the clips. A Dremel tool should work for that.

Also, those clips are really really hard to remove! I could not get even one out of an Alero after 15 minutes. I could make a special tool to remove them out of a door hinge, or something. They are way easier to remove from a Grand Am, since you have more room to out your hands there. I will post pics when I have actually finished this, but that won't be anytime soon.