the other day it was like 18 degrees. i go to open my trunk , pull the hatch open and the panel that holds the latch broke right off my car. i called my dealer and they have no idea what im talking about. can anyone help me with this. ive read some other forms this seems to be a common problem, especially in the cold weather.

 

Your talking about the garnish.

I always slip my right index finger under the bottom edge of the hatch and lift there rather than use the garnish piece with the button. Yes it is a frequent piece to break, 4 plastic nubs that the screws attach to.

 

well how can i fix it. where can i get a new piece from? ive looked every where

 

x2, i do the same when opening my hatch to prevent this from happening. Are all the clips broke?

 

yea its completley off. the latch still works, the wire is still connected , right now i have the panel piece tucked under my spoiler so it doesnt bang around and stratch the car. yes all clips are broke. theres no way to reatach it . i need a new one.

 

yea pretty much. a new one is needed.

 

Glad I don't have to worry about that. Oh well, even if it does happen, I have more that one at my house....and I'm not talking about the stock one. I found a company that molded a garnish for me for close to $1000. Now all I have to do is primer, paint, and clear coat them. Expensive to get the mold done.....but well worth it!

 

Would be sick if someone had a way to scan the piece in 3D and then use a CNC 5 axis to cut one out of aluminum. Maybe even have it set up so you could do some custom writing on it instead of the Scion emblem? An all aluminum garnish I think would last the life of the car rather than a few months.

 

mine broke off to and i had to order it through the Dealership i forget what they call it but the body shop i work with, ordered it and got a discount on it, it was an expensive pc too so be prepared...i blv the only place to get it is through the dealership, unless you try a junk yard but they wil have to sell the whole trunk to ya...

 

oh man not another one... im never going to open the hatch anymore!

 

I use my liscense plate frame to lift the hatch.....have since day one......probably why I have not ripped mine off yet.

 

i always pressed the button then lifted from the bottom of the trunk but one day when it was really cold i just barely put pressure on it to help me and it snapped off....i was ____ed too! but it was ok cause i had the emblem ripped off and smoothen out for the price of the part so it was worth it!

 

I always lift on the garnish and havent had a problem. I have a CF one now and still no issues. i dotn man handle the thing though.

 

I lift from my spoiler lol.

 

part number = 7680121070A0
its list under lift gate Exterior trim molding

http://www.myscionparts.com/index2.h...81&catalogid=0

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...704&highlight=

 

go to trdsparks.com the new hatch piece is about 100 bones and you can prob get a cf one on ebay

 

http://trdsparks.com/displayparts.ph...&parts_id=2435

 

Thank you. After nearly five years, mine just broke. Got the packing tape holding things together. BTW, my friend saw another TC driving around with the tape fix too.

 

i meet up with the guy to buy his TRD springs. His garnish was missing. I first thought he was getting it debadge. Now i see all the broken garnish thread.
He must have broken his too.l