So, I was on a family trip in Keystone, CO last week, and while parked in the ski area parking lot, someone ran into my truck. It was slushy and black ice and some jackass couldn't even pull into a parking spot correctly without running into the vehicle
After snowboarding all day, I walk out and see something long and flat laying next to my driver's door. Once i got closer i realized it was the bottom door panel laying upside down in the slush.
So, I immediately looked on the windshield and around the truck for the note that the other driver left. Surely they left a note, right? Hell no!!!

Well, after closer inspection, there is a pretty good dent on the door itself, but it will be covered by the door panel once back in place. The plastic panel itself has about a 3 inch wedged-shaped hole in it, right about in the middle. If i clean off the rubbed paint it shopuld be barely noticeable.

Now the problem is the bottom pushscrews that hold the panel on are torn completely off. The pushscrews themselves should be easy to replace, but the molded part that holds them to the panel are torn nearly completely off.
Any suggestions as to how to replace or repair this without getting a whole new panel? I would get a new one if mine weren't custom painted to match the body.

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People suck.

I've tried to repair panels with super-glue in the past. Never had much luck. While it'll probably cost a lot more, I'd recommend getting a new panel. There's a lot of force on those things as you're driving down the road. It'd really be bad if it came off and caused an accident as people behind you tried to dodge the flying parts.

 

Used a product called GOOP. Specifically Auto GOOP to hold on some trim on an old F-250 I had. It worked great.

 

Atleast you can cover your's. Last month I got a dent from somebody who doesn't know how to open a door. Put a nice crease about the size of a thumb print right in the middle of the driver's door, ain't no coverin that up. Spider cracked my paint and left a red smudge from their paint. And of course, no note. I guess it's bound to happen.

 

Well, I looked at it closer and the top row of pushscrew brackets are intact and only the two rearmost pushscrews are damaged, so two new pushscrews there should take care of that.
The bottom row outermost holders are fine and the two inner brackets that hold the pushcrews on the panel are nearly torn off, but I think I can fix them by using some super epoxy or something.

I understand the turbulance and airflow across these panel can be a lot at highway speeds, but since the damage is limited to the two innermost clips on the bottom only, I think it would be safe to try to repair this panel rather than buying a new one.

I guess once I get it ready to reinstall I will determine whether it will stay on or not. It's either gonna work or not, and I should be able to judge pretty easily whether it will be safe or not. I would hate for it to fly off, and if I thought it wasn't safe I won't do it.

Any suggestions on a good plastic epoxy that won't melt the plastic?