Entire lift gate handle snapped off

I did this repair as well. The problem is the plastic gets brittle from the hot cold and then breaks. I glued it all back on with superglue and then coated all 4 bolts assembly with expoy made for plastics. I got it at lowes. when mixed it turns gray smear on a good think layer and let dry for 2 days. Place a rubber mat over the door latch catch on the bumper so you don't get locked out. Older cars have brittle plastic. My 2002 Range Rover probably has HALF the interior plastic held together with this gray plastic epoxy. LOL its great stuff and you can't find replacment parts for old Range Rovers even from England. I have the rare Piano Black interior which makes it even more rare to find. If anyone is doing this repair go ahead and replace your rear license plate bulbs with LED's while you have it apart. Also the rubber hatch release rubber. Good luck.

 

amazon have a upgraded trunk garnish kit. i brought it almost 2 years and still good. heres the link you can pick which color you want, the link i sent you is for my car color.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P7PHKWF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

If the "open door" light stays on with the doors and tailgate "closed"- there's your battery draw. First place I would look is at the tailgate- see if weatherstripping or trim is keeping things from closing completely. Could also be a problem with the switch in the latch.

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THAT is awesome. I would have gone that route had I known about it. I will if it ever breaks again.

 

Anybody had luck getting one of these lately?

I ordered one last month from an eBay seller, and when it arrived it was nicely painted the right color, metal reinforced, and everything. It was also packed in a very flimsy box and arrived smashed.

So I went through eBay's shipping-damage process and the seller sent me a prepaid label to send it back (so now he has a smashed hatch garnish), and in the meantime I placed another order for the same thing, without waiting for the refund on the smashed one.

I never got a shipping update for the second one after the notice that the label had been printed, so I went to the tracking history and the last entry was from a UPS office near the seller determining the box was empty and discarding it.

I'd never seen a note like that in a tracking history before.

So now I've been issued a refund for that one too ... but I still don't have a hatch garnish ....