# Repair

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** clk-class, mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [May 24, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316 "2010-05-24T17:46:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![BrooklynBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@BrooklynBill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrooklynBill)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316/1 "2010-05-24T17:46:33Z")

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I own a 2002 Mercedes CLK 430 coupe. The grill and air director is made of plastic and I have numerous cracks in it, currently held together by black duct tape.Is there a way to repair the plastic without a costly part replacement or visit to an overpriced body shop?

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**Author:** ![ignoramus9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ignoramus9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ignoramus9)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316/2 "2010-05-24T17:49:31Z")

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two part epoxy often works wonders with cracked or broken plastic parts.

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316/3 "2010-05-25T11:00:45Z")

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Salvage yard for part, cross your fingers for a car with same color.

You have a nice car why make it look like a POS with mickey mouse repairs?

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**Author:** ![BrooklynBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@BrooklynBill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrooklynBill)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316/4 "2010-05-25T19:27:50Z")

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Estimate of $1500+ on vehicle worth $11,000. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair/49316/5 "2010-05-26T01:13:08Z")

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Where did you get an estimate of $1500 from? A salvage yard? Or someone else pricing from a salvage yard? That sounds like a full retail to me.

Try this:  
[http://www.car-part.com](http://www.car-part.com)