DIY Repair on a lazy dash cupholder

Special thanks to https://youtu.be/HyICVNYW9XU?si=_Hd7yqaJZy0wiegQ .

The nylon hinge broke from its tray, disabling the spring mechanism.

The collage below shows how I (easily) took the entire assembly apart for Windex cleaning.

I scuffed every broken contact point and adjacent surfaces with sandpaper. I hit the broken part of the hinge with heat from a Butane torch to "open the pores" according to https://ncwoodworker.net/forums/index.php?threads/glue-for-nylon.71038/ . Used enough Starbond Thick CA glue to reaffix a Boeing door hatch.

This will take some time to cure. I will update this thread with my results.

I prefer not to replace something I can fix, even cheap replacements.

Be well, be happy, be handy

 

The repair worked!
I made a YouTube video of reassembly here: https://youtu.be/mZBpnPRkvfU?si=zMnxBbje5RoVfp9F