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I think i pulled it too hard, some plastic broke and it's loose. How I can have it fix or replace?

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ajcadoo

I find this to be a common problem with mine and other xBs. Mine is half broke. idk of any fixes but i see a lot on the road with duct tape. haha

Vulkinator

iTrader: (4)

Same happened to my tC. I just took apart the inside of the hatch to remove that hatch piece and used super glue to glue the broken tabs back on.
It's been good since. Just try to lift from the bottom of the actual hatch and not with the handle.

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ajcadoo

That solution isn't possible on an xB because it is so vertical. You have to use the latch in order to open it.

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Vulkinator

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Didn't think of that. Some sort of epoxy might work also. Just trying to throw out some ideas.

Scratch

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I just went out to look at mine, and although it didn't break off... there is some weird metal plate just under the release rusting right along... lulz

bbszero

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http://www.clubxb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=29

evilBOXevil

Mine broke off about 2 years ago.
It's such a cheaply mqade piece of plastic to have to use to lift the rear hatch. Part of Toyota's famous "lean" engineering.
I got the metal one from scionpros, and have had no troubles since. I haven't checked scionpros.com in a long time, so I don't know if they still have them.

frogbox

You ain't supposed to pull on that thing, wasn't designed for it. We got electric switch to press and your hatch should just drift open. If you need to pull on the darn thing change out the LIFT STRUTS.

And a cheap fix is to use JB weld to glue it back together, try a little searching on this site and you'll find a fix from years ago.

Reactor

Having looked at how the gas lifts are mounted i think what you are describing is against the laws of physics. Just my opinion, may be your car is different.

frogbox

Been opening my hatch the same way since I got her , it tells you how in the owners manual , guess your opinion is wrong , and you can't /won't /haven't read the book.

Oh well. Maybe your opinion is why your on an ignore list huh?

Scratch

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Same issue happened to my bro-in-law, he bought one a few years after we bought our '05 new... in 2 weeks he had broken the latch 'plastic' since he was trying to use it to open the hatch. Showed him how you just hit the button and guide it open, no issues since. No idea how long those struts should last but mine opens just like it did when it was new.

myselfdotcom

thanks guys. I might just superglue it...how you take it apart anyway?

Reactor

Yes i did read it. Mine is the same as in this link: http://scionlife.org/Scion_Docs/2004...nd%20Doors.pdf

NYCxB

Piece of garbage. Mine was fixed under warranty. Will look into the ScionPros if they have a better one.

NYCxB

They have it for $109 plus for whatever color you want.

http://scionpro.com/i-6506474-xb-hat...dle-04-06.html

ajcadoo

hahahaha

So true! So I just push on the switch and wait for the hatch to automatically open upward? That sounds so coooollll!!! How much does that mod cost?

05sciko

i think you gotta do one of those handicap style things! how boss would that be!

Reactor

Has anyone tried making powered hatch? Would be cool.
I figured to screw the plastic and make it all metal. Strong as hell now:

deadfishy12

Has anyone participated in the class action suit against Scion pertaining to this? I googled Scion xB Rear Hatch Handle and the first sponsored ad is a Law firm looking for testimonies.
I called the firm to ask about the door lock sticking problem. (Broke hatch just from being an ogre and yanking on it too hard.)

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