Repair or replace?
Repair or replace?
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Bob2611

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I am fairly new to cars so I apologise in advance if my questions seem obvious or illogical. Thank you in advance for any advice offered.

I am trying to repair my skoda kodiaq 2019. It ha so has a front side collision.

I need to replace the headlamp but I noticed that lug with the hole in the plastic chassis which the head lamp attaches to is snapped off. I don't have it otherwise I could have glued it back on.

I didn't know if there was some way to glue or weld on another lug or if I needed to change the whole radiator support panel

I enclose a pic of the car and a parts diagram.







Andy 308GTB

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Bob2611

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Andy 308GTB said:
Does this help?
https://ebay.us/m/yXru0O
Thank you. I did see this, but I couldn't figure out what it would attach to?

Bob2611

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Bob2611 said:
Andy 308GTB said:
Does this help?
https://ebay.us/m/yXru0O
Thank you. I did see this, but I couldn't figure out what it would attach to?
That appears to the outer one. The inner one is 565 998 226 a. Trying to find some info on it



Edited by Bob2611 on Wednesday 8th April 07:21

E-bmw

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I can't really see from your pic what isn't there, so can't be specific, but in a general answer to your question, if you have the other side to compare it to, plastic welding is quite a simple solution to missing/broken plastic parts.

Bob2611

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E-bmw said:
I can't really see from your pic what isn't there, so can't be specific, but in a general answer to your question, if you have the other side to compare it to, plastic welding is quite a simple solution to missing/broken plastic parts.
Hi. Here is a pic of what should be there. There is a bolt missing. I am not sure the parts listed will fix this. I think they are for the headlamp side. Any advice is appreciated



E-bmw

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Bob2611 said:
E-bmw said:
I can't really see from your pic what isn't there, so can't be specific, but in a general answer to your question, if you have the other side to compare it to, plastic welding is quite a simple solution to missing/broken plastic parts.
Hi. Here is a pic of what should be there. There is a bolt missing. I am not sure the parts listed will fix this. I think they are for the headlamp side. Any advice is appreciated
OK, I see what you are trying to replace/repair now, and yes, it can be welded with plastic to replace that tab, with a captive nut added to bolt the light assembly onto.

Without seeing the headlight bracket also it is impossible to tell, having said that it certainly looks like the repair part could be for the headlight itself.