Fuel door quick fix

[AdoboRunner]

So I had the pleasure of having my fuel door finally breaking off 3 days ago. It was on its last hinge for a while. I saw a guy you YouTube use some magnets to attach it back, so I thought I would give it a try.

Materials:
Magnets from Home Depot
Zip tie
Super Glue

Magnet Source, Neodymium Disc Magnets
12mm x 3mm

Superglued 4 stacks of 3 magnets

Superglued the 4 stacks at the following points. I think the one circled could have been moved lower to where the arrow is pointing.

Zip tied the fuel door to the broken hinge, in case it decides to fly off. But I don’t think it will. It is pretty secure.

My door now sits almost flush to the body and I don’t see it coming off in the future. And I also gave it a nice clean in there. It was filthy. Finished pics:

I hope this can help someone out. Mods please feel free to move wherever it should be. Thank you.



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[gookies]

I read awhile back the hinge portion ends up breaking due to rust/corrosion, fortunately, mine is still intact and I sprayed Fluid Film to hopefully help extend its life, I'd suggest others do the same, any lubricant should be fine. I'll keep the magnet method in mind if mind ends up breaking.

 

[L8Shift]

The way the pin in the hinge is bent (OEM), is what I believe leads to the hinge failing.
I found that the door hinge needs to be spaced far enough away from the body.
This would allow the hinge pin to be straightened (unstressed on the hinge). Far enough away that back of the fuel door doesn't scrape on the body, and is in lined up with the body line .

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/62825-how-remove-gas-door-2.html

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