Rear sliding window latch broken

My 2013 is different. Rather than the one-piece palstic latch receiver shown in the video, my latch is two pieces. The glued-on part stayed in place, but the other half where the latch engages was connected to it via two tiny screws, and is part of the trim piece that runs vertically from the the bottom DS to the top DS of the sliding glass pannel. The screws apparently got pulled out over time, and the top and bottom parts that act as trim were only attached by double sided foam tape. Unless anyone has a better idea, I think I will get some slightly bigger screws - they self tap into plastic - and add some glue between the two halves. I can the replace the double sided foam.

Any thoughts?

 

Try a dab of abs cement, what isn’t urethane plastic like the bumpers is either abs or fiberglass and this isn’t fiberglass. Adhering to glass would be different.

 

Acetone is a solvent for abs so you can wipe the mating surface with it and see if it gets tacky. You can also make abs cement with shavings and solvent or reconstitute a dried can with solvent.

 

I have some ABS cement for PVC pipe work in the basement, and ordered some black "heavy duty" 3m double-sided foam tape from Amazon. Now I just need to find some tiny screws that are a little bigger than stock.

 

I recommend stainless or brass if you can find some.

 

I drilled and tapped mine for new screws. I think it was M2 or M2.5. Also put some fresh double stick tape on. Been good for years now.

 

So no glue, just bigger screws and new tape?

 

Yup. Bigger screw with better thread engagement makes a big difference.

 

I am having this exact issue and got new bolts but there isn’t really a lot of room to work with. How did manage to get a drill and tap right up against the window?