wood trim peeling off my door? 2010 e550 coupe
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Or leave it in place and use super glue on the separated area. Hold it in place for a minute and it will look fine.
This happened to me on another car and it worked great.
This happened to me on another car and it worked great.
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This happened to the front passenger side of my 2010 E550 Coupe while still under warranty and was replaced. Then it happened to the driver side about six months later. (broke in half too) Hard to believe a high priced car like this would have the trim fall off. Never had this happen on any other car I've owned. I am usuually the only one in the car, and it only has around 12,000 miles on it. I bought the car through the European Dilvery Program.
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This happened to the front passenger side of my 2010 E550 Coupe while still under warranty and was replaced. Then it happened to the driver side about six months later. (broke in half too) Hard to believe a high priced car like this would have the trim fall off. Never had this happen on any other car I've owned. I am usuually the only one in the car, and it only has around 12,000 miles on it. I bought the car through the European Dilvery Program.
I recently had this happen on the front passenger side but it was replaced under warranty. I figured my wife will break it if i left it hanging so i held it in place with painters tape till i made it the dealer.
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I stand corrected. Tried Super Glue and it really does NOT work. The back side of the trim is curved and there is not enough surface material for the glue to attach. As beejAMG stated, the glue needs to be of a thicker consistency to secure both surfaces.
And to add to my misery, I tried forcing the left lip of the trim into its slot and cracked it. Grrrrrr.
Can you spell pissed?
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I stand corrected. Tried Super Glue and it really does NOT work. The back side of the trim is curved and there is not enough surface material for the glue to attach. As beejAMG stated, the glue needs to be of a thicker consistency to secure both surfaces.
And to add to my misery, I tried forcing the left lip of the trim into its slot and cracked it. Grrrrrr.
Can you spell pissed?
And to add to my misery, I tried forcing the left lip of the trim into its slot and cracked it. Grrrrrr.
Can you spell pissed?
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My driver side trim also began to peel back and I went to pep boys and bought some double sided molding tape to fix it. Unfortunately the trim is so fragile it cracked while I was doing it. So no I have to have it replaced 
That's some BS that many people are having this issue, my car is a 2010 with only 20K miles on it. Makes the car feel cheap.
That's some BS that many people are having this issue, my car is a 2010 with only 20K miles on it. Makes the car feel cheap.
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A few months ago the wood trim above the glove box on my 2010 E350 coupe came partially loose. While trying to fully remove the loose wood, I broke it and had to purchase a new part from my dealer.
Two weeks ago the wood trim on my driver's door started to come loose. Not wanting to have to remove the door panel, I decided to try to use the Loctite Instant Mix epoxy that "beejAMG" recommended.
After my bad experience with the breaking the wood above the glove box, I was determined to be extra careful with the driver's door loose trim.
Yesterday I carefully masked of all of the surrounding area, including the narrow chrome strip directly above the wood. I VERY, VERY carefully inserted the tip of the epoxy dispenser behind the loose part of the wood and carefully moving the tip around, injected what I estimated would be enough epoxy to cover the loose area.
Then I pressed the wood into place and held it for a few minutes. Only a very little excess epoxy oozed out and before it had a chance to harden I cleaned it up using mineral spirits. The epoxy seemed to be holding, but it had not fully hardened and the very end of the wood would not stay tight even after holding it in place by hand for about 15 minutes. I then placed a a block of wood over the loose area of the wood and held it in place using a broom handle across the car to the passenger side door. After about 90 minutes, I removed the broom handle and the block of wood - the loose end now seemed tight. The Loctite epoxy did the trick, but it needed more time to fully harden than indicated on the label.
I checked again today and the wood on my driver's door is still tight. Hopefully it will stay that way.
Two weeks ago the wood trim on my driver's door started to come loose. Not wanting to have to remove the door panel, I decided to try to use the Loctite Instant Mix epoxy that "beejAMG" recommended.
After my bad experience with the breaking the wood above the glove box, I was determined to be extra careful with the driver's door loose trim.
Yesterday I carefully masked of all of the surrounding area, including the narrow chrome strip directly above the wood. I VERY, VERY carefully inserted the tip of the epoxy dispenser behind the loose part of the wood and carefully moving the tip around, injected what I estimated would be enough epoxy to cover the loose area.
Then I pressed the wood into place and held it for a few minutes. Only a very little excess epoxy oozed out and before it had a chance to harden I cleaned it up using mineral spirits. The epoxy seemed to be holding, but it had not fully hardened and the very end of the wood would not stay tight even after holding it in place by hand for about 15 minutes. I then placed a a block of wood over the loose area of the wood and held it in place using a broom handle across the car to the passenger side door. After about 90 minutes, I removed the broom handle and the block of wood - the loose end now seemed tight. The Loctite epoxy did the trick, but it needed more time to fully harden than indicated on the label.
I checked again today and the wood on my driver's door is still tight. Hopefully it will stay that way.
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A few months ago the wood trim above the glove box on my 2010 E350 coupe came partially loose. While trying to fully remove the loose wood, I broke it and had to purchase a new part from my dealer.
Two weeks ago the wood trim on my driver's door started to come loose. Not wanting to have to remove the door panel, I decided to try to use the Loctite Instant Mix epoxy that "beejAMG" recommended.
After my bad experience with the breaking the wood above the glove box, I was determined to be extra careful with the driver's door loose trim.
Yesterday I carefully masked of all of the surrounding area, including the narrow chrome strip directly above the wood. I VERY, VERY carefully inserted the tip of the epoxy dispenser behind the loose part of the wood and carefully moving the tip around, injected what I estimated would be enough epoxy to cover the loose area.
Then I pressed the wood into place and held it for a few minutes. Only a very little excess epoxy oozed out and before it had a chance to harden I cleaned it up using mineral spirits. The epoxy seemed to be holding, but it had not fully hardened and the very end of the wood would not stay tight even after holding it in place by hand for about 15 minutes. I then placed a a block of wood over the loose area of the wood and held it in place using a broom handle across the car to the passenger side door. After about 90 minutes, I removed the broom handle and the block of wood - the loose end now seemed tight. The Loctite epoxy did the trick, but it needed more time to fully harden than indicated on the label.
I checked again today and the wood on my driver's door is still tight. Hopefully it will stay that way.
Two weeks ago the wood trim on my driver's door started to come loose. Not wanting to have to remove the door panel, I decided to try to use the Loctite Instant Mix epoxy that "beejAMG" recommended.
After my bad experience with the breaking the wood above the glove box, I was determined to be extra careful with the driver's door loose trim.
Yesterday I carefully masked of all of the surrounding area, including the narrow chrome strip directly above the wood. I VERY, VERY carefully inserted the tip of the epoxy dispenser behind the loose part of the wood and carefully moving the tip around, injected what I estimated would be enough epoxy to cover the loose area.
Then I pressed the wood into place and held it for a few minutes. Only a very little excess epoxy oozed out and before it had a chance to harden I cleaned it up using mineral spirits. The epoxy seemed to be holding, but it had not fully hardened and the very end of the wood would not stay tight even after holding it in place by hand for about 15 minutes. I then placed a a block of wood over the loose area of the wood and held it in place using a broom handle across the car to the passenger side door. After about 90 minutes, I removed the broom handle and the block of wood - the loose end now seemed tight. The Loctite epoxy did the trick, but it needed more time to fully harden than indicated on the label.
I checked again today and the wood on my driver's door is still tight. Hopefully it will stay that way.
never went as far as the "broom handle" trick as you did but thats a great way of holding it together till dry.
i always have an unused loctite epoxy in the garage just in case.
