Hi

i have a small problem with my door cards / interior door panels.
the problem is that the small metal brackets that have been pressed into the cardboard inner plate, (2 per panel) has been ripped out when a former ower took the panels of.

so in order to get the panel back on the car, i need to reproduce these in some way.

is there anyone who can guide me how to do this and glue them back in, in a way that will hold up? or maybe even somewhere i can can new ones?

Pictures?

Post pictures of the panels where the plates are supposed to be.

quote Originally posted by Mike in Sydney: Pictures? Post pictures of the panels where the plates are supposed to be.

Also the plates. WE might be able to redneck engineer something which will work.

Also, welcome to the Forum.

sorry about the late answer, i ended up bending some new ones out of sheet metal and gluing them on with construction adheasive

But you did close the loop which is very rare...Well Done!

It is sad that many PFF members will not report back on the overall findings or outcome of "whatever" the task may be.

Sorry I missed this. I would have recommended doing something similar. You can buy replacements online, they're basically pressed in, but you can use Gorilla Glue (which works really well, but takes as long as construction adhesive to set), and that'll keep them in there pretty much forever.

quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Sorry I missed this. I would have recommended doing something similar. You can buy replacements online, they're basically pressed in, but you can use Gorilla Glue (which works really well, but takes as long as construction adhesive to set), and that'll keep them in there pretty much forever.

i have the gorilla super glue gel.is that the one to use?


turns out its dried up.which one should i buy?

[This message has been edited by richard in nc (edited 08-18-2025).]

To the OP that's about the best we can do with them, find the strongest glue we can find and hope for the best

As for a strongest glue that I've ever used ; JB Weld (2 part epoxy) is my choice, holds well to almost any material but dries hard. If you want a strong glue that remains a bit flexible, E6000 is a good choice. For applications that require some flex like a door panel I would use E6000.
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[This message has been edited by Dennis LaGrua (edited 08-20-2025).]

quote Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua: As for a strongest glue that I've ever used ; JB Weld (2 part epoxy) is my choice, holds well to almost any material but dries hard. If you want a strong glue that remains a bit flexible, E6000 is a good choice. For applications that require some flex like a door panel I would use E6000.

my main concern is the back of the panel appears to be cardboard.i can clearly see where it was attached before so i don't want to sand it and then put it back in the wrong place.