The plastic tabs on the back of the trim broke in 3 places. The 2 screws and a clip retainer. I was able to fix the 2 screw tabs but couldn't quite get the clip retainer to hold. I used a mix of baking soda, graphite and crazy glue. For the glue, I would recommend the thinnest you can get. I had some trouble getting it to soak in like I wanted. But when it mixes together, it is amazingly strong. For the graphite, I just split open a carpenter's pencil and rubbed the core on some sand paper.
I built a platform where the tab used to be and placed the screw on top of that. Then, I built around the base of the screw to make a solid bond. You have to go a little at a time, placing some graphite/baking soda mix and adding glue. Placement of hardware is crucial, of course. And, of course, I didn't place the clip retainer exactly where it needed to be which caused it to break twice. Plus, there's just not much to grip on the bottom of the clip. In hindsight, I should have just filled the area, drilled a hole and used the appropriate screw to secure it inside the tailgate. Yes, that mix is just that strong. Another option is to mount something threaded into the tab and just bolt it down inside the tailgate through the old clip retainer hole.
The screws, however, held up perfectly. I was able to torque down the nuts and pull the trim securely to the tailgate.
There are some amazing feats of engineering when it comes to the 100 series. And then there's this. Definitely an afterthought on Toyota's part. Hopefully, this helps some people.
I built a platform where the tab used to be and placed the screw on top of that. Then, I built around the base of the screw to make a solid bond. You have to go a little at a time, placing some graphite/baking soda mix and adding glue. Placement of hardware is crucial, of course. And, of course, I didn't place the clip retainer exactly where it needed to be which caused it to break twice. Plus, there's just not much to grip on the bottom of the clip. In hindsight, I should have just filled the area, drilled a hole and used the appropriate screw to secure it inside the tailgate. Yes, that mix is just that strong. Another option is to mount something threaded into the tab and just bolt it down inside the tailgate through the old clip retainer hole.
The screws, however, held up perfectly. I was able to torque down the nuts and pull the trim securely to the tailgate.
There are some amazing feats of engineering when it comes to the 100 series. And then there's this. Definitely an afterthought on Toyota's part. Hopefully, this helps some people.
