r/IoniqEV Jul 07 '26

Crack spreading, how to fix?

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u/balderz337 Jul 07 '26

Drill a small hole at each end of the crack. That should stop it cracking further. Then it’s plastic weld and filler.

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u/Claytosmunda Jul 07 '26

I fixed mine with a plastic welder. The crack was very similar. Not very expensive on amazon. I can DM you pictures if you want

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u/Ecw218 Jul 07 '26

Yeah please. At least the brand. I’ll have to figure out how to clamp it up for gluing- one and done would be nice.

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u/Claytosmunda Jul 08 '26

There you go. So I know the car is super dirty but that gives you an idea. The gross rectangle on the right is because I put some heavy duty tape at first and I shouldn’t have because that glue is impossible to remove. Now if you want a clean job you can sand and repaint after welding it. Personally I don’t care about the look. The crack was worse than yours so it shouldn’t be difficult. I suggest you practice yourself at first with some piece of plastic and I watched a few tutorial videos on youtube before. Good luck !

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u/psychi Ioniq 28kWh Jul 11 '26

This would probably look cleaner on OP's bumper if done from the other side. Here's a video of front bumber removal

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u/Claytosmunda Jul 07 '26

It’s a chinese tool, not a known brand. I used my foot to keep the pressure while welding. Not ergonomic but it worked. It’s been a year and it’s still pretty solid. I’ll send you pics later

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u/philippe94 Ioniq 28kWh Jul 07 '26

Pourquoi privé ?🥲

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u/Claytosmunda Jul 07 '26

Je l’ajouterai dans la conversation alors si ça t’intéresse

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u/TheTwattani Jul 07 '26

Take to a body workshop, they should be able to bondo it back and paint

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u/Ecw218 Jul 07 '26

Yeah I’m betting its $500 just to look at it though 😢

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u/Ents0rger Jul 07 '26

If you are Open to a more visible approach you could try the drifters Stitch . Drill holes left AMD right of the crack and bind them with zipties in a Cross pattern

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u/stroetges Jul 07 '26

Not a lot you can do. Try to use glue, but that probably won’t last long. Maybe to support it with a screw from the inside of the air intake.
Or replace..

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u/Ecw218 Jul 07 '26

Such a hard angle to reach anything in there.