cracked door panel..............aaarrgg

whats the best way to fix a cracked door panel? i dont particulaly wanna buy a new panel.

 

plastic weld, gorilla/super glue?

 

plastic weld or Krazy glue is the best bet.

 

Duct tape? Haha. How'd that happen?

 

I forgot about duck tape, Frog or gorilla tape could work too. lol

 

had a little crack when i bought it. then i was probably mall crawlin hanging out the window and my elbow just sunk right in.

 

When I was installing stereos 10 yrs ago, we had a dash repair specialist that would come around and repair various types of damages, including stuff that looked like what you've got.

Call your insurance agent, ask if they have a recommendation for a mobile interior repair guy, and if they can't help, try your local body shop and/or car stereo shop, particularly if they do a lot of insurance work.

Basically involved removing the panel, finding parts of plastic the same color as the damaged area, and heating stuff up, usually with something similar to a soldering iron. Then cleanup and blending into surrounding areas.

The guy I used to use did amazing work, and pretty inexpensive. I remember one day he repaired a dozen or so screw holes for me (prior to selling a car) for about $30, and if you didn't know there were holes there before, you'd never know after.

 

Another option is getting a used panel from a totaled Tacoma that's being parted out.

 

Yea, that heating up, melting and blending is called plastic welding.