Toyota Prius Liftgate Handle Repair (2004-2009)

The 2nd Gen Prius (2004-2009) liftgate plastic connectors seem to commonly break, these brackets glue into the tailgate provide a reinforcement fix for the screw mounts. I printed with PETG, can be also printed with ABS or ASA for additional resistance. I used superglue gel to glue these in, CarVac used JB Weld (the original kind) epoxy.

This remix based on CarVac's brackets (based on bartosslajos's brackets) adds print profiles here on MakerWorld.

Directions

Here is Dallin's Garage video that gives an excellent rundown of how to install:

• 1 & 4 — far left / far right, reinforce the existing screw mounts
• 2 & 3 — center placement, more load-bearing since these go under the existing screw mounts but the screw sits down lower (it'll still reach).