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As we all know, there is a collection of plastic panels under the car that hides the innards from debris and make the car more aerodynamic. If you look under the car, these panels are held by a bunch of screws and clips or, for some of them, some coarse studs that are welded to the chassis and nylock nuts (nylon locking).

Here is my problem: I have lost one of these studs. It just isn't there and, looking at where is should be, it looks like it was not welded properly (there is paint on half of where the paint should be, probably indicating that the weld was not sticking properly.

My question is this: how do I replace this stud/screw/whatever you call it? I can probably hold the panels with some self tap screws but I would rather go back to what it *should* be... Can it be soldered back?

Any suggestion will be appreciated,

T.

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Epoxy would be my first try. Your local autobody garage has some very good two part epoxy used to bond body panels that should the trick.

That is a good suggestion wvicary, I never tought about using adhesives. That being said, from your answer, I am not sure which part you would suggest bonding...

So would you:

1. Try bonding studs back to the body?

2. Bond the underbody (plastic) panels together?

3. Bond the underbody (plastic) panels to the car?

I was thinking more along the lines of #1 so I can easily remove the panels when needed... But I am not sure epoxy would be strong enough to glue two pieces of metal together. The other problem is sourcing the studs. I will probably have to fabricate them from something I find in a hardware store.

T.

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