Is there any way to fix this???

 

I use qbond for plastic repairs. It's sandable and very strong. You can basically build plastic with it. Watch the smoke that comes off it though, its wicked.

 

I have had good luck with Sugru a moldable glue. That is like rubber when it cures. I haven't tried it yet, on my bezel that is broken just like the above. It seems to fit together pretty good even though broken, but needs a good fix.

 

The one for my 68 is broken in the same area. I'll be very interested to see if there's a way to repair it.

 

Mine was broke there when I bought the car.
I actually made a small guide and drilled a tiny hole into the ends and inserted a short piece of steel rod (the shank of the same size drill) and then roughened up the outside surface and epoxied a piece of metal window screen. The rod holds the two ends lined up and the epoxy screen keeps them together.
That was 20+ years ago and the dash has been apart numerous time and never let go.

Without something to maintain the alignment I don't think glue alone (cyano or epoxy or ???) will hold it that well. That area is under a lot of pressure.

If I did it again i'd glue it with cyano and then take a slitting wheel on a dremel and grind a thin slot on the outside that a small steel rod could be set into.
M

 

I bought my car and found that as well I was thinking about using JB weld and a small piece of steel on the outside edge for support. Its not high on my list but when I get to it I will post it if it works

 

Hi,
I've had some success repairing bezels that have been broken on just one side. For some reason the bezels I've repaired have all been broken on the right side. I think this MAY have something to do with people pushing on the upper LEFT corner of the bezel to try to get a better fit with the upper dash pad.
I first use something like Q-bond to hold the break in as perfect an alignment as I can achieve. This often takes more than a few tries.
I then make a 'patch' in the shape of a triangle with sides about 1" long cut from fiberglass screening (Lowes) and use the Q-bond to glue the triangle in place on the outer side of the bezel. I fill the screen mesh with the Q-bond powder and Q-bond.
I 'rough-up' the chrome plating on the side where the patch will be placed to give the Q-bond a better surface to 'grab'.
I try to hide the 'split' in the chrome edge which usually appears as a tiny thin black line by flowing thinned silver into the split, but getting none on the abutting chrome surface
I do a normal repair on the visible side of the bezel where the break occurred and the regular bezel restoration hides that.
I caution people I've done this for that they still need to be extremely careful with their repaired bezel.
Since there are no accurate reproductions of the bezel for early cars available it seems worth the effort at this time.
2 pics.
Regards,
Alan

 

I have tried to fix a number of bezels broken like this, with glue, fiberglass, ect, ect. with limited success.

Last time, I got some thin steel shim stock, need to look, think it must have been .020 or 030 thousands thick. cut to fit both outside sides of the bezel, trim flush in the front where it shows, leave extra in the back where it will not show. And then clean all with dawn and brake cleaner and then put on rubber gloves, super glue and clamp. This seemed to work best and you really have to look closely to see the thin metal shim stock on each side.

Hope this helps.

 

This is a very typical situation... It happened to me as well... I simply reinstalled the 2 pieces and matched up the broken ends .. It's not noticeable. ... A ne bezel is expensive and like the old one very prone to breakage.

 

Only myself knows where the break is.

 

I just broke mine a few weeks ago.

 

This writeup goes back a ways. Appears to have merit.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...el-repair.html