Jetboy55
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Ford Explorer XLT
I have had the same problem as everyone else with the back glass applique coming loose. Over the years it looks like several people have tried to glue it back on with several types of adhesive. I tried last summer with a construction adhesive, and then again with JB Weld. Needless to say, they didn't work and were a mistake.
There is a hard rubber liner that is bonded to the glass underneath the plastic, and it has been damaged by the different adhesives that have been tried. It was going to be impossible to get the JB Weld off this rubber, so I scraped (cut) the rubber off the glass. Now I have bare glass and bare plastic panel to work with.
However, the 3M tape that others have suggested using isn't thick enough to allow the panel to clear the center bolts that are in the glass. Also, the plastic has a lip at the top, so the tape has to be as thick, or thicker than that lip in order to work.
My question is what tape to use, or if doubling up 3M tape is a good idea. The lip at the top of the plastic panel is about .150 tall, so the tape will need to be at least this tall to work. If needed I can add pictures, but I figured most everyone here who can help will be familiar with what I'm dealing with.
I considered not putting the plastic back on, as the clean glass looks pretty good without it, except for the ugly hardware in the middle (it was rusted but I sprayed it with black rust converter). I was trying to think of a neat way to cover the hardware, but I'm not very imaginative. Thanks for any help or suggestions you could give me.
There is a hard rubber liner that is bonded to the glass underneath the plastic, and it has been damaged by the different adhesives that have been tried. It was going to be impossible to get the JB Weld off this rubber, so I scraped (cut) the rubber off the glass. Now I have bare glass and bare plastic panel to work with.
However, the 3M tape that others have suggested using isn't thick enough to allow the panel to clear the center bolts that are in the glass. Also, the plastic has a lip at the top, so the tape has to be as thick, or thicker than that lip in order to work.
My question is what tape to use, or if doubling up 3M tape is a good idea. The lip at the top of the plastic panel is about .150 tall, so the tape will need to be at least this tall to work. If needed I can add pictures, but I figured most everyone here who can help will be familiar with what I'm dealing with.
I considered not putting the plastic back on, as the clean glass looks pretty good without it, except for the ugly hardware in the middle (it was rusted but I sprayed it with black rust converter). I was trying to think of a neat way to cover the hardware, but I'm not very imaginative. Thanks for any help or suggestions you could give me.
