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Purchased a 2003 C5 Z06 imported from from Tallahassee, Florida to Norway last year. To perform some essential upgrades (C6 shifter, LED corner lights, hyperflash relay etc), the interior had to be pulled apart. I've never seen plastic this brittle before, large pieces of plastic disintegrated. I guess it is due to the sun and heat in Florida?
Using a simple soldering iron, a Dremel tool and some leftover ABS plastic/zip ties as additional material, the cracked pieces were rebuilt. The piece above the thermistor/air temperature sensor was broken off and missing, and was rebuilt by cutting out a similar profile from a piece of plastic. It is important to melt deep into the material, to make the parts join solidly.
Brittle interior plastic repairs - DIY
