What glue to mount a high-mount brake light? (Automotive)

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

T'other day when driving our 30yo Magna into town I glanced into the rear-view and spotted the brake light detach from the top of the rear window and dangle by the wire.

Nothing is damaged, it's just perished glue. It appears that a pair of small plastic clips were glued to the glass, then the brake light clipped onto those.

First thought was to epoxy 'em back on... but I suspect that with the hot/cold cycle on glass that'd quickly fail. My next thought was silastic suitable for glass. But on cleaning the interior & clips I noticed the glue is brown, rubbery stuff. Would plain ol' rubber cement be a better choice?

(FWIW, if it's not already in my shed it ain't a-gonna be used. ;) )

[Fuzzie]

I found Aldi double sided tape work well when I moved e-tags between cars.

[Mobyturns]

(FWIW, if it's not already in my shed it ain't a-gonna be used. ;) )

Well then looks like its gonner be 100 mph tape then!! Fixes everything. :roll: :D

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

:D

Oddly enough, I found some Gorilla clear double-sided tape in the shed. That stuff is goood. (Provided that you never want to remove it; then it's a nightmare.)

[havabeer69]

Just about any silicon will do the job

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

The Gorilla tape didn't work; applied it about noon then went for a drive just after 4PM and it came unstuck, leaving thick strands behind. The tape melted under the heat of the sun. (30°C-ish) It actually cleaned up really easily while still warm. Hmmm... I must remember that!

I have both neautral cure silastic and rubber cement. I'll try one of those tomorrow.

[qwertyu]

3M VHB tape

This stuff is strong!

[Mobyturns]

3M VHB tape

This stuff is strong! Isn't it always the way - I just threw out some 3M automotive double sided tape offcuts that a fellow woodie gave to me several years ago. "I'll never use that!"

He had scrounged them from factories in Thomastown.

[qwertyu]

Genuine VHB tape is incredible. I have used it on powerboards to stick to vertical surfaces in the shed and Im pulling out power cords and they havent come off! I use it cause its so hard lining up those screw holes at the back of powerboards

[q9]

I'll second silicone, and you can even buy small toothpaste style tube if you just need a small amount.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

The rubber cement (the type to repair shoe-soles, not patch tyres ;) ) didn't work for more than a couple of days. It also failed when the mercury went up.

Once I clean up the residue, Silastic will be the next attempt but I'll need to make wooden braces to hold everything in place while it cures.

(Dammit, I wish I could simply use a bit of fencing wire, duct tape or a 6" nail and call the job done! :~ )

[AlexS]

The rubber cement (the type to repair shoe-soles, not patch tyres ;) ) didn't work for more than a couple of days. It also failed when the mercury went up.

Once I clean up the residue, Silastic will be the next attempt but I'll need to make wooden braces to hold everything in place while it cures.

(Dammit, I wish I could simply use a bit of fencing wire, duct tape or a 6" nail and call the job done! :~ )

Baling twine fixes everything!