Tailgate inner panel fasteners repair (1 Viewer)

[donco]

About 2/3 of the plastic fasteners pulled out of the cheap factory fiberboard panel. New OE panels are expensive, $900+ for p/n 64780-60190-b0. Aftermarket storage panels run $375 or more. I decided just to repair mine with fiberglass patches and a Dremmel tool. I peeled back the carpet and inserted a metal plate on both sides, sandwiched with plastic to keep the resin from sticking. So far so good. A cost effective

alternative is to spend the better part of a day making a new panel out of 1/8" masonite, hoping to get all the holes to line up.

 

[excessive]

nice work, i want to play around with fiberglass sometime. seems like you could make any shape you wanted

 

[MongooseGA]

That's a very good repair!

A trick I've used prior to damage occurring is to saturate the entire area with super glue. (Take the fastener out first). It'll harden the mdf nicely and prevent future damage.

 

[terryscott621]

That's a very good repair!

A trick I've used prior to damage occurring is to saturate the entire area with super glue. (Take the fastener out first). It'll harden the mdf nicely and prevent future damage.

This is what I did also