It's worth it. Pretty easy and very effective. Mine are still hanging on strong! Don't worry about the window guy that may have to take em off later. He'll get a laugh when you explain why you glued them on. Lol Just be sure to glue the new ones on again.
I just had this problem. Didn't see this until I had bought JB Weld high temp that you cut off tube and knead together. Thinking being how hot the sun gets shining on the area in th heat of summer. It being winter now we're going to see how it works. Quick set may be something I add to spots to hold outer trim in place while high temp cures.
I didn't think to use a high temp but that's a good idea! Here in Kansas we hit 110, and below zero. So far it's still holding on strong. Let us know how yours does 🙌🏼
Oh crap! I hope not either. Did it do much damage to the Toyota? Luckily mine missed the car next to me when it flew off. The other one we didn't have any cars near us.
@@ArcticVette Right in the grille. I pulled on e lane, but they kept going. What if that had been a cyclist? Ford needs their a$$ spanked for not addressing this issue. I mean it's an on going thing with the rear linkage of these Gen. V, ( I think? 2015 with 75000 miles).
Dang! You're right though I wish they'd address it. They addressed the roof rail covers, and the fix was to glue them on. So they already know what would fix all these other plastic covers. They just need to send out the recall. The rear toe links, those recalls are fun..only been in twice for the same thing.
mine flew off on my ford flex yesterday, made a loud popping noise, problem is how do you replace the windshield if you ever need to? and guess what the one that flew off was the one someone used some sort of apoxy/glue, i think the heat/moisture, but i do agree, these things should never fly off.
Here in Kansas we get it all, heat, cold, and so far mine have held on really well. If I need a windshield those covers have to be replaced, so we'll just break them off. I'm not too sure if the flex is the same way but it very well could be. Terrible design but so far JB plastic weld has been doit great!
i noticed a vibrating sound coming from the windshield and the trim is a little bit loose on the lower part. I want to prevent it from flying off. Is it broken and too late to do anything?
Ford quoted me $1200 for the a pillars and the 2 front weatherstrips for the door. Found them on rock auto as a full kit and the door seals on amazon for $35 each(amazon was literally the only place i could find them). Bought the a pillars because the weathershrip was hanging half way off and beating on my mirror and passenger window and ive heard the plastic caps tend to break when removing. Got the new ones installed exactly as i was supposed to..the next day going 75mph on the interested it snapped completely in half. First explorer and my last ford. Always have bumper, door or seal issues on fords. The thing about rock auto is.. customer service is online messaging(..figures) and they wont warranty it until i send back to exchange the part or buy it and return later. I dont want to spend another $200 for a partial piece to one side. How hard would you say this would be to remove in case of a need to replace seals? Is the jb weld going to impact the future replacement spots of a new one? Tia!!
Using jb weld will make it difficult to remove. Since I've done this to my explorer I haven't had another one fly off, or have a seal coming loose. I did have one corner begin to lift up so I added more jb weld to it and now it's holding good again.
Thanks for this video but I have a question. I know on the direction it says to mix the 2 liquids together in the jb plastic weld and I saw you didn’t do that you just put it on there so when I do this tomorrow do I not have to mix them together also. Can I just put it on there like you
You're welcome! I mixed them off camera. I didn't even think of showing that step. But it is an important one. It's best to mix it before applying, however I mixed mine after applying. They are still holding strong!
@@calebbailey7807 no problem! I put both liquids on and mixed them on the parts. I suggest you mix it on a plate or something first. Then apply the combined liquids to the same spots as I did. I did not sand any of it.
I haven’t had this issue yet with my Interceptor. Probably because the plastic trim pieces are bolted down with spotlights. So if you dont like JB weld just throw some Unity spotlights on it!
I didn't know this was a thing, I have heard the driver side rattling when the wind is going a certain direction and it is annoying. The passenger side vertical window trim came off last week in a car wash, $50 for that piece of plastic! I'm definitely going to use some epoxy putting it on, and I will add some to that front window trim. I'm worried I will break it if I try to remove it so maybe I'll try to squeeze some under the edges? Or is there a way to remove it cleanly? Thanks for the tip!
You're welcome! They are pretty fragile, so I would try to squeeze it under the edges. But if you're careful I bet they'd come off in one piece. I haven't had the vertical ones fly off yet. Hopefully they hold on for dear life haha
@@ArcticVette thank you for the advice, I plan to drive this into the ground so it's great to be able to fix things like this without visiting the stealership...
The rubber under that outer plastic is trash on my 2016 XLT. Driver side came around and slapped my driver side window doing 85mph (legal speed on 130 toll way going to San Antonio, in case the popo is on here). Scared the crap out of me. 2001 GMC truck has never had an issue with any of the weatherstripping. Imagine that.
Sounds like a good fix until your panoramic sunroof drains gets clogged (because that’s where they drain) & you need to remove them to get them unclogged. Either way your gonna have to buy a new set & they only cost $180 for driver & passenger side. I do agree that it’s a design flaw by Ford because they’re to cheap to design something better. I know this because I have had to have my sunroof motor replaced twice due to the drains getting clogged.
Oh no! I'm not sure if you can order just that part, but maybe so. I think that's what really caused mine to fly off. Was the rubber piece coming loose and getting more air flow below the plastic.
the weather strip was coming off of my ford as well but just tonight i heard some cracking sounds and learned the whole trim ripped off:( i was hoping it would only be the strips but it could end up like mine and come completely off
JB Weld is holding up great. I don't get a new windshield every day. Actually 81k miles in and still no new windshield. These covers will need replaced when I do get a new windshield, so yes JB Welding them on it brilliant. Tell me how would you fix this problem?
You're supposed to replace them when you get a windshield, at least that's what I've read on forums. I'm alright with breaking them off when i get a new windshield.
@@NEW66245 I think it's mainly because they'll break when pulled off. But I'm not 100% sure. I know when I found the first one on the side of the highway, the mount spots were broken. I wish I could fabricate some metal ones or something better 😅
4:40 “The only reason you ever need to remove these is to replace the windshield.” Yeah no shit, that is why they are removable. Uh.. let’s glue them on.
Maybe you didn't watch the rest of it, maybe you don't know that these parts fly off while driving, maybe you are just having a bad day. Let me help ya! Removing them even to replace a windshield means buying new ones. therefore JB welding them on isn't going to hurt a thing. It's just gonna be more fun to pull off later! So yeah JB weld them down to avoid them flying off. Ford could do better. I hope this made you a little happier.
@@ArcticVette They did. It held strong for a while, but about a month ago, I was driving down the interstate and it flew right off. I reached out just in time to grab it.
We're not safe from a car wash?! Wow they really did add those plastics last minute. They did have a recall for those roof rails covers. The fix, glue..lol
Just had to do both of mine. Wife wanted one so I got her an explorer (I work at a Chevy dealership LOL) so I took it in to do an oc and couple other things since we were going outta town on my way home the passenger side said goodbye! I just thought dam it lol called a buddy at Ford got me the passenger side for 88$ I thought shit for a piece of plastic but oh well got it slapped it on then on our way outta town the driver side decided to go flying off and my wife freaked out Bc she thought a bird hit the car I just laughed and said nope this dam thing is coming apart on us 😂
Dude mine did this on the interstate while my window was down and I seriously almost wrecked. I thought a bird tried to fly in my window or something but it was so weird and I don’t know how to put the thing back together 😭 I’ll never buy a Ford again!! Plus the third row is leaking water when it rains the seat belts are soaked and it get in the spare tire, ford said 150-300 to look at it.. I’m literally pissed
Woah! I'm glad you didn't wreck. It seems like many of these plastic pieces were not designed well. But going them on does wonders. I haven't heard of the third row leaking. Luckily mine hasn't had that happen before. Surprisingly the Sun roof and moon roof haven't leaked. 🤞🏻
@@taraford6115 interesting, there's a recall on the roof rack covers flying off. Maybe a good chance to look for leaks then, if you haven't already had them fixed.
@@Ron-h4l so far I've only had one other major issue. That was with the oil pressure sensor coming loose and losing my oil on my way home. Otherwise I love Dora teh Explorer
I own a 2013 explorer limited and had mine fly off recently ….Ford sells crap and this truck had a bunch of recalls and a bunch of issues that should have be recalled but weren’t because Ford sucks … the engineers at Ford need to be fired if they put this kind of crap on the roads .
What about the rubber part under it? Where can I Get that? Mine was flapping today!
I think you can get that from Tasca parts online, where I have gotten other parts for the Explorer.
Same issue with the molding. Thx for the fix solution...Where did you get that light bar? Who makes it? Thx
I bought it off of Amazon, I don't recall the brand. It's a 52" single row light bar though
Mine flew off at 90 so definitely trying this after I order that piece
It's worth it. Pretty easy and very effective. Mine are still hanging on strong!
Don't worry about the window guy that may have to take em off later. He'll get a laugh when you explain why you glued them on. Lol Just be sure to glue the new ones on again.
How's it holding up since? I need to replace both sides and I was considering applying silicone.
So far so good! Have hit 75, high winds, and it's still hanging on. Highly recommend doing this.
I just had this problem. Didn't see this until I had bought JB Weld high temp that you cut off tube and knead together. Thinking being how hot the sun gets shining on the area in th heat of summer. It being winter now we're going to see how it works. Quick set may be something I add to spots to hold outer trim in place while high temp cures.
I didn't think to use a high temp but that's a good idea! Here in Kansas we hit 110, and below zero. So far it's still holding on strong. Let us know how yours does 🙌🏼
@@ArcticVette
I just hope it doesn't fly back off, or better yet, fly back of on the interstate hitting another nice Toyota 4 Runner! 😱🤬🤬😂🤣
Oh crap! I hope not either. Did it do much damage to the Toyota?
Luckily mine missed the car next to me when it flew off. The other one we didn't have any cars near us.
@@ArcticVette
Right in the grille. I pulled on e lane, but they kept going. What if that had been a cyclist? Ford needs their a$$ spanked for not addressing this issue. I mean it's an on going thing with the rear linkage of these Gen. V, ( I think? 2015 with 75000 miles).
Dang! You're right though I wish they'd address it. They addressed the roof rail covers, and the fix was to glue them on. So they already know what would fix all these other plastic covers. They just need to send out the recall.
The rear toe links, those recalls are fun..only been in twice for the same thing.
Good I took mine off because it was loose. Will by that stuff. Thanks for the guidance
You're welcome, glad this video helped you!
mine flew off on my ford flex yesterday, made a loud popping noise, problem is how do you replace the windshield if you ever need to? and guess what the one that flew off was the one someone used some sort of apoxy/glue, i think the heat/moisture, but i do agree, these things should never fly off.
Here in Kansas we get it all, heat, cold, and so far mine have held on really well.
If I need a windshield those covers have to be replaced, so we'll just break them off. I'm not too sure if the flex is the same way but it very well could be.
Terrible design but so far JB plastic weld has been doit great!
i noticed a vibrating sound coming from the windshield and the trim is a little bit loose on the lower part. I want to prevent it from flying off. Is it broken and too late to do anything?
It might be, those clips break very easily. I would try and put some plastic jb weld on it where is loose.
I just did a windshield on one and just put the left over urethane on it.
Thanks for the feedback!
Did you have to replace the covers, or were you able to reuse them?
Ford quoted me $1200 for the a pillars and the 2 front weatherstrips for the door. Found them on rock auto as a full kit and the door seals on amazon for $35 each(amazon was literally the only place i could find them). Bought the a pillars because the weathershrip was hanging half way off and beating on my mirror and passenger window and ive heard the plastic caps tend to break when removing. Got the new ones installed exactly as i was supposed to..the next day going 75mph on the interested it snapped completely in half. First explorer and my last ford. Always have bumper, door or seal issues on fords. The thing about rock auto is.. customer service is online messaging(..figures) and they wont warranty it until i send back to exchange the part or buy it and return later. I dont want to spend another $200 for a partial piece to one side. How hard would you say this would be to remove in case of a need to replace seals? Is the jb weld going to impact the future replacement spots of a new one? Tia!!
Using jb weld will make it difficult to remove. Since I've done this to my explorer I haven't had another one fly off, or have a seal coming loose.
I did have one corner begin to lift up so I added more jb weld to it and now it's holding good again.
Thanks for this video but I have a question. I know on the direction it says to mix the 2 liquids together in the jb plastic weld and I saw you didn’t do that you just put it on there so when I do this tomorrow do I not have to mix them together also. Can I just put it on there like you
You're welcome! I mixed them off camera. I didn't even think of showing that step. But it is an important one. It's best to mix it before applying, however I mixed mine after applying. They are still holding strong!
thanks for the quick respond I was hoping you would respond before I do it tomorrow
Also did you put both on and then mix it or mix it on somthing else and put it on
Crap one more question did you sand down the plastic befor you put the glue on
@@calebbailey7807 no problem!
I put both liquids on and mixed them on the parts. I suggest you mix it on a plate or something first. Then apply the combined liquids to the same spots as I did.
I did not sand any of it.
Where did you bought that JB weld, can I find that in Walmart?
Im going to do this job tomorrow
I found it at Walmart. I’m sure hardware stores also carry it
Imma have to do this I’m on my 3rd one
It's worth doing in my opinion
@@ArcticVette just did the drivers side. Drove from Vegas to LA and back. Did not fly off. Will be doing the passengers side next.
I'm glad to here it held for you too! Thanks for sharing your feedback with us.
Make sure you mix the 2 liquids together. That's how they bond. Then apply it to where you need it
Thanks for pointing that out! I didn't show mixing them together after I put it on the molding.
I haven’t had this issue yet with my Interceptor. Probably because the plastic trim pieces are bolted down with spotlights. So if you dont like JB weld just throw some Unity spotlights on it!
That's a good solution! And they'd be pretty useful. Thanks for sharing!
Would silicone adhesive do the same for it??
Potentially, I'm honestly not too sure. Could be worth a try. I knew the job plastic weld would do it for sure so that's what I went for
@@ArcticVette ok thank you yes mine flew off today going 70 scared the shit out of me just glad i didn't hit anyone!
Imagine explaining that to insurance 😅 I'm glad it didn't anyone. That's always a good thing!
I didn't know this was a thing, I have heard the driver side rattling when the wind is going a certain direction and it is annoying. The passenger side vertical window trim came off last week in a car wash, $50 for that piece of plastic! I'm definitely going to use some epoxy putting it on, and I will add some to that front window trim. I'm worried I will break it if I try to remove it so maybe I'll try to squeeze some under the edges? Or is there a way to remove it cleanly? Thanks for the tip!
You're welcome! They are pretty fragile, so I would try to squeeze it under the edges. But if you're careful I bet they'd come off in one piece.
I haven't had the vertical ones fly off yet. Hopefully they hold on for dear life haha
@@ArcticVette thank you for the advice, I plan to drive this into the ground so it's great to be able to fix things like this without visiting the stealership...
@@singhabiru7976 you're welcome! It definitely is nice to be able to do this stuff at home for a penny of what they want at the stealership
I paid over $130 for one side! So expensive
That is pretty pricey
Bless you
Thank you, God bless! 🙏🏻❤️
The rubber under that outer plastic is trash on my 2016 XLT. Driver side came around and slapped my driver side window doing 85mph (legal speed on 130 toll way going to San Antonio, in case the popo is on here). Scared the crap out of me.
2001 GMC truck has never had an issue with any of the weatherstripping. Imagine that.
I haven't heard of just that rubber piece coming out yet. I'm not too surprised though. Definitely one of the worst parts on these explorers
your windshield guy will really like you
Especially when I have him glue new ones back on after a glass replacement 😅
Sounds like a good fix until your panoramic sunroof drains gets clogged (because that’s where they drain) & you need to remove them to get them unclogged. Either way your gonna have to buy a new set & they only cost $180 for driver & passenger side. I do agree that it’s a design flaw by Ford because they’re to cheap to design something better. I know this because I have had to have my sunroof motor replaced twice due to the drains getting clogged.
Oh boy that'll be fun 😅
I didn't think of those getting clogged, maybe there's a way to prevent that too.
@@ArcticVette there is. Buy another vehicle or one without the panoramic sunroof. 😁😁
My plastic part is fine but the rubber weather stripping is coming off 😢
Oh no! I'm not sure if you can order just that part, but maybe so. I think that's what really caused mine to fly off. Was the rubber piece coming loose and getting more air flow below the plastic.
the weather strip was coming off of my ford as well but just tonight i heard some cracking sounds and learned the whole trim ripped off:( i was hoping it would only be the strips but it could end up like mine and come completely off
It's a fairly easy fix and hopefully this helps you with the repair 🙌🏼
Oh boy! This is genius! And if they need to replace the windshield, they can just JB Weld the new one over top of the old one too! Brilliant! 🙄
JB Weld is holding up great. I don't get a new windshield every day. Actually 81k miles in and still no new windshield. These covers will need replaced when I do get a new windshield, so yes JB Welding them on it brilliant.
Tell me how would you fix this problem?
If you ever have to get your windshield replaced there gonna have to break it off though
You're supposed to replace them when you get a windshield, at least that's what I've read on forums. I'm alright with breaking them off when i get a new windshield.
@@ArcticVette oh I didn't know you had to replace them when you got a new windshield
@@NEW66245 I think it's mainly because they'll break when pulled off. But I'm not 100% sure. I know when I found the first one on the side of the highway, the mount spots were broken. I wish I could fabricate some metal ones or something better 😅
good luck when the weather strips crack and fall apart and you have to pull them off
Still holding up great to this day 🙌🏼
4:40 “The only reason you ever need to remove these is to replace the windshield.” Yeah no shit, that is why they are removable. Uh.. let’s glue them on.
Maybe you didn't watch the rest of it, maybe you don't know that these parts fly off while driving, maybe you are just having a bad day.
Let me help ya! Removing them even to replace a windshield means buying new ones. therefore JB welding them on isn't going to hurt a thing. It's just gonna be more fun to pull off later! So yeah JB weld them down to avoid them flying off. Ford could do better.
I hope this made you a little happier.
Been doing this for the past 2 years. Lol. It will eventually fly off. They're a pain in the ass.
Glued them down and they still came off?
Mine are still holding on strong
@@ArcticVette They did. It held strong for a while, but about a month ago, I was driving down the interstate and it flew right off. I reached out just in time to grab it.
@@phillipwilliams7534 oh wow! What glue did you use?
It's tempting to fabricate metal ones that stay but are removable lol
They are one time use. They get replaced with the windshield. 9 years, never lost one. 🤷♂️
Dang you got some good ones!
A-pillar trim
Thank you!
@@ArcticVette I got me da gone JB weld and going to handle it tomorrow! Thanks man
@@Kiwitakimago sweet let us know how it turns out for you 🙌🏼 your welcome!
I can’t go through a car wash without something flying off. Last time the plastic off the roof rack flew off
We're not safe from a car wash?! Wow they really did add those plastics last minute.
They did have a recall for those roof rails covers. The fix, glue..lol
Just had to do both of mine. Wife wanted one so I got her an explorer (I work at a Chevy dealership LOL) so I took it in to do an oc and couple other things since we were going outta town on my way home the passenger side said goodbye! I just thought dam it lol called a buddy at Ford got me the passenger side for 88$ I thought shit for a piece of plastic but oh well got it slapped it on then on our way outta town the driver side decided to go flying off and my wife freaked out Bc she thought a bird hit the car I just laughed and said nope this dam thing is coming apart on us 😂
😂 I totally understand how it may seem like a bird! The Explorer wasn't my first choice, but I sure do love it now. Just needed that JB weld haha
Dude mine did this on the interstate while my window was down and I seriously almost wrecked. I thought a bird tried to fly in my window or something but it was so weird and I don’t know how to put the thing back together 😭 I’ll never buy a Ford again!! Plus the third row is leaking water when it rains the seat belts are soaked and it get in the spare tire, ford said 150-300 to look at it.. I’m literally pissed
Woah! I'm glad you didn't wreck. It seems like many of these plastic pieces were not designed well. But going them on does wonders.
I haven't heard of the third row leaking. Luckily mine hasn't had that happen before. Surprisingly the Sun roof and moon roof haven't leaked. 🤞🏻
I’m pretty sure it’s the roof racks but I can’t get anyone to fix it at a body shop nobody wants to deal with it.
@@taraford6115 interesting, there's a recall on the roof rack covers flying off. Maybe a good chance to look for leaks then, if you haven't already had them fixed.
Did you buy a molding kit or just the plastic part. Only asking because of the seal which is damamged
@@taraford6115 I bought the plastic pieces, it came with two parts off rock auto.
I dont know if I didn't wrong but didn't work for me.
Dang sorry to hear that! If you're willing to try again or find another way let us know what you find out 🙌🏼
@@ArcticVette I'll try again.
Bad design flying off Ford should recall them.
I agree!
@@ArcticVette I got 2017 Ford Explorer 60k are they reliable
@@Ron-h4l so far I've only had one other major issue. That was with the oil pressure sensor coming loose and losing my oil on my way home. Otherwise I love Dora teh Explorer
@@ArcticVette How many miles on your Explorer
@@Ron-h4l I'm up to 102k
Yep my blew right off and looks like shit now
I had to rock that look for a while. Hopefully you can get it fixed soon
I own a 2013 explorer limited and had mine fly off recently ….Ford sells crap and this truck had a bunch of recalls and a bunch of issues that should have be recalled but weren’t because Ford sucks … the engineers at Ford need to be fired if they put this kind of crap on the roads .
🙌🏼 agreed! These have to be one of the worst ford's made. After I've jb welded all these down I don't mind it as much.
It's just another piece of shit for engineering flaw as usual.. I Swore I'd never buy a Ford again..
Other than these plastics, I like my explorer. 81k miles in and it looks way different now than it does in this video.