SIDE COVERS ARE SOMETIMES CRACKED OR EVEN BROKEN IN TO MORE THAN ONE PIECE BUT USUALLY THE PINS ARE BROKEN OFF. THIS IS AN EASY REPAIR WITH THE RIGHT EPOXY (SEM VINYL REPAIR EPOXY), MASKING TAPE AND FIBERGLASS CLOTH, ALL AVAILABLE AT THE AUTO PAINT STORE.

FOR CRACKS FIRST ROUGH UP THE AREA ON THE BACK SIDE COVERING AN AREA 2 INCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CRACK. I USED A SOFT WIRE BRUSH WHEEL ON MY GRINDER BUT SAND PAPER WILL WORK. CUT THE CLOTH TO THE SIZE OF THE ROUGHED UP AREA. NOW HOLD THE CRACK TIGHTLY TOGETHER AND APPLY MASKING TAPE ON THE FRONT SURFACE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WHILE THE REPAIR IS DONE. MIX A SMALL AMOUNT OF EPOXY AND APPLY IT EVENLY ALONG THE CRACK ON THE BACKSIDE AND LET IT CURE FOR AN HOUR. THIS WILL STABILIZE THE CRACK. NOW MIX UP ENOUGH TO COVER THE ENTIRE AREA ABOUT 1/8TH OF AN INCH DEEP AND THEN PLACE THE FIBERGLASS CLOTH ON LOCATION AND PRESS IT IN SO THAT IT IS SOAKED WITH EPOXY. lET IT SET UP AND THEN APPLY ONE MORE 1/8TH INCH LAYER OF EPOXY TO SEAL IN THE FIRST AND HELP STABILIZE THE WHOLE REPAIR. YOU CAN ADD AS MANY LAYERS AS NEEDED BUT I FOUND THAT 2 IS ENOUGH. I ALSO MIX BOTH LAYERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REPAIR AREA AND THEN JUST SPREAD IT AROUND. THE EPOXY SETS UP PRETTY FAST SO MIXING THAT WAY SAVES SOME TIME.

FOR SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO ALSO REPAIR THE CRACK SHOWING ON THE FRONT YOU CAN USE A DREMEL TOOL TO CUT A TRENCH THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK AND APPLY THE SAME EPOXY. AFTER IT COMPLETELY CURES THE EPOXY CAN BE SANDED TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE COVER AND PAINTED.

I ALSO PUT A SMALL DAB ONTO EACH OF THE EMBLEM PINS TO INSURE THAT THEY DON'T VIBRATE LOOSE AND FALL OFF.