Okay I have a pretty decent console lid but the sides on the bottom are peeling back and have become unstapled. What's the best way to go about fixing this?? Do I just need to restaple it??

 

I tried that but ended up just replacing mine.

 

You might try gluing it with J-B Weld 50132 plastic weld.
I even used it on my air bag to pull the gray plastic back over the white and glue it into place.

I used regular J-B Weld when the screws came out of my console lid. I put the J-B weld ( ) in the holes, screwed the screws in and let dry and it is holding tight.

 

Similar repairs have been done on the Firebird center consoles and all door arm rests. There are repair threads on this if you search on here for them. Basically what has happened is the vinyl has shrunk so you need to force it back into position and then what I have seen used mostly is Gorilla glue. Re-stapling back in unused areas may also help. J-B Weld may also work.

 

I used sewing thread on the edges & across the opposite side edge.Left it short enough so when the plastic cover is replaced.It would pull the thread taunt & draw the edges inward.Worked well enough for a couple years.

 

I think I'm having the same problem as you described, but it looks more like rivets going from my console arm to the lid. Maybe because I have an '89 and you have a '92. Do you think epoxy would hold rivets in place or am I just as better off with Gorilla Glue?

 

I'm not familiar with the rivets on the '89. I believe that the epoxy would hold great if the rivets are metal. I've never tried Gorilla Glue so I don't have a clue how well it would work in your situation. If the rivets are plastic, that is more difficult. Different things work on different types of plastic.

 

The rivets are metal, but they are encased in plastic. I'm going to try the gorilla glue. If that doesn't work, I'm just going to have to suck it up and buy a new console lid.

 

If the rivets come out wood screws will work. As for clue any two stage expoxy will work.

 

They make a product called "Liquid Nails" that comes in a squeeze tube.
You can find it at your local hardware store. Don't get it on anything but the intended part.

 

Where is the best place to find one, all the plastic that the screws anchor too are gone on mine

 

 

You may be able to get away with gluing it and it may look OK for a little longer. But the best solution is not to slather on some glue and hope for the best...... That console lid is nothing more than a cheap ol lid. Remove the lid and trace the shape onto a piece of wood, sand it and route the edges and take it to an upholstery shop. For fifty bucks they can upholster you a really nice padded leather lid. Then just screw it back on. I did mine myself for ten dollars or if you prefer, the cost of some of the glues you're talking about.

This is something anybody with a sewing machine and basic sewing knowledge could even do for you.

 

if you have a beater, do the glue/staple trick..if your car is worthy, then take it to an upholstery shop in your neighborhood..they will either need a new piece of vinyl or reuse yours..either way, they use STEAM to get the vinyl/fabric to conform...and they will have all the proper glues/staple guns to do the work...