sonjaab Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Well i broke off my fragile drivers door cladding. I pulled it in the garage to check underhood stuff and opened door and the edge caught on my generator edge. Of course didnt realize and closed door and cladding fell off on floor. Seems all the lower 4 screws that go thru the bottom of cladding and into the plastic clips that are mounted to the door screw holes are broken/hogged out. Well i guess a bit of Gorrilla hot glue and some brackets are in order for a cobb fix. Face of cladding has a big V crack on the face too so that will need sum fix also. Too cold n snowy here in NY to go parts yard hunting. Will wait till I hit Florida to do some parts hunting. Edited December 27, 2021 by sonjaab Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sonjaab Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) What its supposed to look like ! Edited December 28, 2021 by sonjaab Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Well this is the cobb fix with metal strips and hot gorilla glue. Door plastic clips or studs not broken on door face so the cladding should re-attach with no problem. Hope it lasts till I find another white 92-93 the pic a part to get a unbroken one. Will post when I put it back on. Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 I hate when I do something like that. Hope it stays fixed. Quote Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Yea this 28 yo Fla. heat baked GM plastic is pretty fragile. Hope this gorilla glue holds together till I hit Fla. pic a parts! Body still nice and clean under the plastic considering this is gonna be the cars 3rd NY winter! Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) Well got the door panel all finished or so I thought. I forgot the metal cleats. (metal cleats glued to the inside of the cladding and attach over the clips on the door) So hot glued them in place. Now I gotta wait till they cure and I can install. Heading to Atlantic City next week so gotta be ready! Edited December 28, 2021 by sonjaab Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 D*M.......... Went to install my cobbed up cladding and all the gorilla glued on metal fell off the panel when i tried to install it! Cracked more too........... Still in NY and snowed in the past week and cold as ****! I prepped the panel surface with a little scuff sand and a wipe of prep-solve before I used the hot glue. Figured it would give glue a good bite on the plastic. NO DICE! Gonna sent it with my bud to the body shop. He has that 2 part Fuser stuff they use to glue on panels in the shop. Those clips wont pop off again ! BTW: I have heat problems again! PIC........1st attempt caddy door4.jfif Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 caddy door3.jfif caddy door3.jfif Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 My Cutlass Supreme had all the same clips. They hold on great until one gets broke Quote GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos_benevolent Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) I realized that I contributed greatly to my side panel's demise by ignoring the car door slamming onto unretracted safety belt buckle. It is completely shot on my Eldo but I caught the inception of it on the Seville as a buckle-shaped indentation in the side panel with a clip just dangling on the obverse of the pocket panel. If anyone else lose loose seatbelt, I would urge you not to ignore it because it will ruin your side panel pocket and mar the nice clear coat on the door jam something gnarly with each collision between buckle and door jam. Edited January 30, 2022 by Magos_benevolent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted May 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Well........... My cladding is still broke and no white Deviiles in the local yards here near Syracuse. Found a replacement in white on line (you guys know who hes is) for $175 plus the ride. Will be in NJ and Fla shortly and hope to find one in the local yards there for $20. I think i am gonna need another climate control unit also. The used one I bought A while back at a yard in Roch. NY display is flashing and the fan on-off-hi-lo is wonky. I am gonna pull the TWO broke units i have off the shelf and open the guts up and check for bad soder joints and test. Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Sounds good; repairing an existing unit can be a fun adventure. Quote Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Thats not a bad idea. You may find something obvious. I went to my local yard looking for a few parts but as huge as the yard is, there were no caddys ranging from 80s-90s. Just 05+. There used to be tons of them back in the day Quote GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Hey All............. Still needing that drivers door ext. panel in white. None in local Syracuse yards or in Tampa area either. Still runs good, cold a/c and 125k on it now. Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Yes, hard to find at a lower price. Quote Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted April 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 Well............Finally found a white drivers door ext. trim panel for my Deville. Got it from the guy in Texas for $200 buxs. None in the LKQ lots on the east coast , in Tampa years or in my local yards so this was it ! -cant get pics to attach- Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted April 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 Panel all on no clips fell off either! Looks good color matches. Got her all shined up and a few dabs of touch up paint. No rust spots poppin anywhere afer its 5th winter. just trying to solve my fan and CCC operation. Tuff winter on the old girl fer sure! Quote 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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