HELP With Broken EG Civic A pillar

[SpoonSport]

Hi well yes its true my Hasegawa Civic SiR2 A pillar broke.How well funny story i am spraying my 1st coat of primer then suddenly i saw somthing unusal on the car. I said huh? it actually broken cuz i heard many story about the civic thin A pillar and can be easly be broken .now i need help.i try to search the forum to see if any else had the same problem and mostly everyone.There was one i came over to and this person had the same problem and he call hasegawa up and got a free replacement.i cant find any 800 # for them ecept japan .Well i really need some help of what to do this pont any suggestions?on what to do is perfect thank you

[SonyMobile]

Super glue and a bit of putty?

[willimo]

If it's just a break, a clean break in one place, I would just press the ends back together and leave it be. Perhaps a bit of cement on the ends to hold it together, but that's up to you. Once the window is in place, the A piller won't move, and it will be ok.

[malsheem]

I broke the pillar on my Civic Si-R II as well. A clean break fixed with some super glue and thinned putty. No need to get a replacement part; it's a quick fix.

[Honoturtle]

Originally Posted by SpoonSport

There was one i came over to and this person had the same problem and he call hasegawa up and got a free replacement.i cant find any 800 # for them ecept japan .

Welcome aboard! I don't think there is one person with Hasegawa's Civic kits that doesn't have one or two of their A-pillars damaged. I don't think it'll be worth getting a replacement, when you recieve it it'll likely be ready to break or is already broken.

What Willimo posted is what I have planned to do with my own EG whenever I reach that stage. Just becareful not to get them damaged further.

[hirofkd]

Super glue isn't strong against the bending force, so I'd suggest welding the broken part with styrene glue. Just use styrene glue to melt the plastic, and put the parts together. Then, wait for a few days, and carefully clean the excess molten plastic with a metal file and sand paper. You can reinforce the pillar by coating the area with super glue from the inside. That should take care of it.

[suprastar]

i have the sam problem ithought it was me being heavy handed!! but thanks for the advice on how to fix it