Cheap fix for a door panel screw up?

[FishinCricket]

Everyone feel free to chime in and laugh at me, I think I just cost myself what I was trying to save myself!

I was replacing the power window motor and regulator on the driver side of my 2003 GMC Yukon and somehow managed to screw up the ideal sequence of events and tried to pull the power window switch out of the drivers door too early.. I ended up breaking the little clip at the bottom of the window switch panel that clips into the arm rest portion of the door panel...

Now that I've put it all back together the power window switch panel is just hanging loose with nothing to clip into. The armrest is removable but the parts department can't get just the armrest..

I can probably epoxying the part or something, is there any other inexpensive fix you can think of?

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

I'd say junkyard or epoxy are prob your best bets.

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[Rivieraracing]

Got a pic of the damage?

 

[FishinCricket]

Got a pic of the damage?

I didn't think to take a photo before I put everything back together..

I'm sure I already know the fix.. I spose when I get the part found I'll come back here and show how I fixed/ replaced it. :feeling_ dumb:

 

[Gzes]

Plastic weld

 

[FishinCricket]

Plastic weld

Yeah, I'll definitely give that a shot first, I just don't have much hope for that thin piece of plastic...

 

[YukonXL04]

From your description it sounds like the damage is on the panel that holds the switches, that clips into the armrest... right?

 

[FishinCricket]

Yes, the end of the armrest itself, past the foam is the white square plastic clip housing.. Here's the broken end of it:

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[Rivieraracing]

Ouch, that sucks! Was hoping you were talking about the tabs on the switch itself and not the armrest but I figured it was something different than I was reading! If it's hard plastic, epoxy might be your best bet, super glue won't be strong enough!

 

[YukonXL04]

Yea that's not going to stay with epoxy... lol... you can lift the switch up and shoot some hot glue under there... won't be permanent And still stay in place. I have done it to others before