Question: Do ford motor cars come glued together?

(Posted by: Neil the Hat on 2009-06-16 03:35:34)

A piece of door trim started falling off my 03 Ford Fiesta the other day. I can now see that it was glued on. Is this how the car was originally put together, or has someone previously "repaired " it? It's not a supporting part, it's just the black plastic strip next to the window on the rear door.

Posted by: Rahul on 2009-06-16, 03:54:00

Can you be a lil more specific when you say door trim? There are a few parts which come glued like the rubber beedings on the doors and on teh windows. When you say black plastic strip then it has to be the window beeding. Its actually clipped to the door. If it was worned out, then someone would have tried to glue it. Mind you apart from the Plastic strip that you find on the doors, there are no parts outside the car which comes glued. If you are talking about the interior of the car then someone has repaired it. Might be when you gave your car for servicing.

Posted by: SkittlerSkitt on 2009-06-16, 03:43:01

That's 'modern' american engineering for you, they sure do.

Posted by: ravenjudge on 2009-06-16, 03:58:08

Fiestas were "bonded:, not "glued " (roflmao)

Posted by: kelly_f_1999 on 2009-06-16, 06:00:42

Sure some parts like that are glued and not hard to buy glue and stick it back on

Posted by: lee on 2009-06-16, 06:19:10

NO BUT EVERY CAR COMPANY GLUES TRIM AND STUFF ON TO SAVE MONEY.....HEY THINK ABOUT IT FORD STILL HASN'T GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND GM IS NOW OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND CHRYSLER IS OWNED BY THE ITALIANS. FORD DIDN'T SKIMP ON QUALITY THAT'S WHY THEY'RE STILL IN BUSINESS SO YEAH, BUT THE FIESTA ISN'T A HIGH END CAR YOU NO SO BECAUSE YO PAID LESS FOR IT IT PROB WONT HOLD UP AS GOOD AS IF A CAR YOU PAID MORE FOR.

Posted by: martinmm on 2009-06-16, 08:03:11

Peal and stick.keeps from putting holes in the door.so go to parts dept. and get adhesive for it.or parts store. read directions for best results

Posted by: Doug W on 2009-06-17, 10:15:54

Every car manufacturer uses adhesive tape to hold on small parts.