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Old 08-31-2015, 12:53 PM
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Lumba2 (wife's x5): the handle for the trunk floor popped off in my hand.

Design defect: the tapered "pop in" hinge posts are not long enough. They aren't worn they just pull out of the holes too easy.



I cut off the less than useful old posts

https://vimeo.com/137856550

(It's a "little like cheating" to use a band saw I know)


Drilled the hole in the post to a depth of 6mm


Looks like this after


Then put in a 6mm long M3 screw. Oh important fact: use a 7/64 drill and it magically works in plastic as if tapped for 3mm. It's the perfect way to fix any plastic part you can assemble with a screw. Been using that trick for a decade or more.


From the side of the fixed part. About 20x as strong as new.


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