Busted plastic - baseball bat damage

Greenbeforeblue said:
Leave it.

That's nothing compared to what is yet to happen at the hands of kids. Once they're on their own; THEN get yourself something nice.
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Our kids are very careful and follow rules well. This was a fluke mistake, won’t happen again.

My car that doesn’t routinely shuffle kids (Accord) has recently been damaged in a minor way twice while parked - some idiot with a trailer ball damaged the front bumper, and some idiot going around a corner scuffed the bumper front corner. Very peeved over this.
 
Cost of sourcing THE replacement part + the TIME and EFFORT to install it.
vs.
Simple masking with a grey tape
or
Affixing a backing screen to support a wipe of some modeling compound. Bondo painted to match?
or
Disassemble, retrieve the bits and perform the correct You-Tube plastic repair process
 
Kira said:
Cost of sourcing THE replacement part + the TIME and EFFORT to install it.
vs.
Simple masking with a grey tape
or
Affixing a backing screen to support a wipe of some modeling compound. Bondo painted to match?
or
Disassemble, retrieve the bits and perform the correct You-Tube plastic repair process
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The van has been owned since new, great shape, and only 100k miles as my wife’s DD.

It’s worth fixing it at least reasonably properly, as the negative of seeing a hole is unacceptable in an otherwise near-perfect vehicle.
 
Put a reflective sticker over it and match one to the other side. It'll reflect when the door is open and look like you care about safety:

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JHZR2 said:
The van has been owned since new, great shape, and only 100k miles as my wife’s DD.

It’s worth fixing it at least reasonably properly, as the negative of seeing a hole is unacceptable in an otherwise near-perfect vehicle.
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What year (and trim level) is the Odyssey?

Pulling back enough of the quarter trim panel to search for the broken remnant piece is easy if you have a trim panel pry tool. Here is a photo of the panel fasteners from the passenger side rear quarter trim panel of a 2005 Odyssey. Your Odyssey will be similar, even if it is a newer model. The only concern is the potential for one of the nylon panel fasteners to detach from the panel during removal. If that happens, you just need to pull it out from the metal attachment point and clip it back to the panel before re-installation.

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JHZR2,

Don’t worry it’s just a Honda.

I’m sure you would cry if this happened to one of your classic Benz.

:cry:
 
If the broken piece is indeed just one or two pieces, I love my hot staple gun.
 
I bought a few of the plastic welding kits on Amazon. I can repair a hole and make something sound again, but can't get it to look nice without some more practice. If you can fine a same color panel at a you pull, I would suggest cutting a smooth shape and cutting the same shape out of the spare panel. Square or rectangular would be easiest to cut. Then fit and weld in. The wire backers work well to fit the piece and secure it, but cutting the ends off below the level of the plastic is tough.
 
I would go to the pick n pull junkyard for two reasons. First is to save money on the part and second is you will learn how the panel comes off so if you break something it will be the one in the junkyard.
 
Kira said:
Cost of sourcing THE replacement part + the TIME and EFFORT to install it.
vs.
Simple masking with a grey tape
or
Affixing a backing screen to support a wipe of some modeling compound. Bondo painted to match?
or
Disassemble, retrieve the bits and perform the correct You-Tube plastic repair process
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LOL some of us look for reasons to go to the junkyard and it's fun for certain nerds like me.
 
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