Here's a fixit tip!

I waited about a week to post this, wanted to see how it would work before
sharing a bum tip.

I was installing new speakers in the Supra (the orig's were totally shot!)
so I put in some MB Quarts, required very little modification. But, I had
to remove 2/3 of the interior under the hatch! In the process, I broke a
plastic cover on the clip that holds the roof in place when it is removed
from the....roof. Very thin and brittle after 18 years, snapped in half.

When I reassembled the interior I came across this piece and figured I'd
order a new one; I'm pretty anal about stuff like that even if it IS in
the trunk!!

Just for laughs, I had some 'glue' around, so I tried it. Two weeks later
it's still holding and you have to look hard to see the crack.

What's the glue, you may ask. Well, ASK ALREADY!!!!

I use Velcro for a lot of stuff...radar detectors, cell phones, etc and
since some of my 'applications' are in odd places I found an adhesive used
to make Velcro (the backing, that is) stick to all types of surfaces;
porous, super smooth, etc. I used this to repair the broken piece.

I have also used it since to bond metal to plastic (the clip that hold the
trim piece onto the door lock switch), repair ripped vinyl (a little
cloudy if you REALLY look!) and even to repair a speaker I sort of
inadvertently ran a screwdriver through. Works very well. I expect the
speaker won't last very long, as it made the paper cone a little brittle,
but it's been working for 3 days.

The stuff is marketed by Velcro under their brand name. Shhhhh....our
little secret!