So the plastic tabs that go into the sunroof cover's bracket have disintegrated. My google-fu hasn't found anything on these little plastic tabs so I think I have to resort to 3D printing them. Fortunately my local microcenter had a printer for $100 so now it's time to experiment. Unfortunately, I no longer have what's left of the disintegrated plastic tabs so I was wondering if anyone had a sunroof cover that they could relay its dimensions.

Thanks!


The sunroof cover. Chupacabra for scale.

Backside.

Closeup of where the plastic tabs would have connected to the rivets.

 

What are you wanting the measurements of? I have one and will help you out but I need to know what to measure

 

Pretty rough sketch. All the dimensions with question marks are what I need.
Hey fdp101452! Sure thing.


Pic I found on 4crawler.com. Circled in red, the plastic parts that go into the sunroof brackets that hold the sunshade cover up. Sorry I can't provide a better picture.



Thanks for the help.

 

Charlie sorry for the delay I’ve been working on tractors and lawnmower today. Here are the dimensions for you. The narrow end is .910 wide end is 1.400 it’s 1.520 long it’s.220 thick at the wide end and.125 thick at the narrow end. Maybe this is what you need, let me know if you need anything else.

 

Thanks fdp101452! That should be enough for me to go on. I'll report back if I made a successful print.

 

The 3D print came out pretty well. It's not perfect, but it does the job. I used PLA+ filament which is not ideal for temps above 140F so a friend is going to reprint these with a more heat resistant filament—probably ASA.

Thank you again, fdp101452!

I'd upload the 3D print files, but yotatech won't allow me. Sorry.

3D Model

Both tabs installed.

Closeup.

It holds!

 

That looks great. Good job.