angelito1
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Well I finally got around to fixing the coil ears on my xterra coil... Shout out to Keith Appleton on youtube... I started by making a small flat half moon shaped piece and attaching it to the ear with JBweld, (on both coils the broken pieces were lost) waited for that to bond overnite.. (1st pic 5jpg ) waited for the jbweld to do its magic, meanwhile I cut out some ABS plastic for the coil ears , and shaped it, heated, bent, etc.. (2nd pic 0jpg) Next I made an ABS slurry with acetone and minute pieces of ABS and attached the two pieces to the outside of the coil ears with a generous coating of the slurry... waited for that to dry overnite .. I then sanded it down with 100 grit then 120 grit and finally with 320 grit sandpaper...after that I brushed on straight acetone to meld it ( it seemed to fill in a few pin sized holes) I then resanded with 320 grit and taped of the coil connection and the sticker, painted it with krylon camo paint, (good on plastic) I must say it is extremely strong, works perfectly, and I am happy with the results! The bolt is a little short so I purchased a 2 pack of 2inch nylon bolts from Lowes which I will paint black... I probably did not follow Mr Appleton's direction to the letter , but it turned out pretty well (for me anyway)
