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edward301
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Many of our T Birds have cracked plastic tabs on the knee bolster. A few days ago I decided to repair mine and used the plastic welding gun I bought months ago for 29 dollars. Worked great should have no problems anymore.
I fixed the recessed tab enclosures, and not pictured added new plastic tabs on the broken tab ends.
The only warning do not press in the red-hot metal welding rods to far, or they will come out the other side. Press in just far
enough so they are sunk in the plastic.
![knee bolster repair.jpg knee bolster repair.jpg](https://tbird.fordthunderbirdforum.com/data/attachments/46/46860-6181d1befaaf7ed79e6ad184a00d0cc0.jpg)
I fixed the recessed tab enclosures, and not pictured added new plastic tabs on the broken tab ends.
The only warning do not press in the red-hot metal welding rods to far, or they will come out the other side. Press in just far
enough so they are sunk in the plastic.
![knee bolster repair.jpg knee bolster repair.jpg](https://tbird.fordthunderbirdforum.com/data/attachments/46/46860-6181d1befaaf7ed79e6ad184a00d0cc0.jpg)
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