how to fix a crack in the plastics

[sam the brave]

well i flipped my 400 bad a few days ago and i got a good size crack in the rear plastics is there anythi i can do to stop it from getting bigger

walmart sells some plastic welder...dont really know if it works or not but its worth a try :p

[redroost85]

May I humbly suggest some of man's best friends....zip ties and pop rivets!:D

Both require some holes to be drilled and you can make it as clean looking as your fab skills allow.:cool:

[RH1N08d9]

you can also drill a small hole at the very end of the crack, just a little bit bigger than the crack though, and that won't or shoudn't let is spred farther and farther into the plastic

[sam the brave]

i was thinking zipties cuz the do work they are holding my foot peg on now

[dpizz450]

i'd have to go with some zipties.

[chucked]

Originally posted by Jumbo747
walmart sells some plastic welder...dont really know if it works or not but its worth a try :p

yea its a soldering iron, use zip ties as feed (like tig welding)

[ReconRider25]

i was thinking zipties cuz the do work they are holding my foot peg on now

i hope that was just to get home.....cuz if not ur not too bright.....that things gonna snap right off when u put alot of weight or force down on it.

[400ex28]

Drill some holes and use zip ties Ive had to do this once... it worked out great

[kicken250x]

ive always used zip ties. done it many times on mine and other peoples bikes works great and if you use the same color zip ties as you plastic you kinda dont notice it

[sam the brave]

no they are holdint the heal guard cuz the screws poped through when some idiot steped on them

[Spikers400]

A heat gun and a puddy knife works great.

[markk]

I would try to melt it togeather a little first, (take your time and make it look good) and then i would use ZipTies, And again take your time and space out the holes evenly and it looks pretty good still!!!!!!!!

[400ex28]

Just make shure you get the same color zip ties as your quad :p

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by RH1N08d9
you can also drill a small hole at the very end of the crack, just a little bit bigger than the crack though, and that won't or shoudn't let is spred farther and farther into the plastic

I know that works on metal parts but I have never tried it on plastics. Good idea. You can stitch it with safety wire as well. It looks as bad or as good as you make it look.

[Ryan]

If its really not bad, you can get away with using some JB weld.

[balls2da-wall]

Alright I had my friend drive my wheeler head on into a barbed wire fence and it crack the shet out of my fender...I went home and had my dad hold the crack together while I heated it with a propane torch till it started to look very shining...it melted the plastic back togther prefectly...but dont try touching it with anything such as a putty knife when its still shining or it will mess up everything!!!:D

[1badex]

you could try to melt it together with a saudering gun and cover it with some stickers.it gives it the extra racing appeal.stickers add hp, you didnt know that.hahahahaha:D

[sam the brave]

i used the zipties becous i dont have any thing to melt it with

[Snow]

Originally posted by 1badex
stickers add hp, you didnt know that.hahahahaha:D

yeah thats true but i really noticed a big burst of power when i added my toaster oven on a 6-pack rear grab bar that i dont have