Grille Mounting Tabs - Broken

[hulbyw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hulbyw]

Well, after the Canning last year and the Simpson this year, 6 of the 7 plastic mounting tabs on my Prado grille have broken off. When I phoned a Toyota wrecker this morning he reckons he has 3 in stock but they all have broken mounting tabs. Looks like the tabs are not up to it. Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so did you try and fix or did you just buy a new grille (genuine is very pricey)?
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[hulbyw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hulbyw]

Re: Grille Mounting Tabs - Broken

Ended up getting tabs plastic welded back on, so will have to wait until the next corrugated track to find out if the welds will hold. Welder reckons it was a bugger of a job as the tabs are so thin. In fact he had to weld them twice as the first attempt wasn't strong enough.
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[adrian5800 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close adrian5800]

Re: Grille Mounting Tabs - Broken

Yeah I had two of mine broken off, I just used araldite to secure them

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Ades