After drying overnight, you can trim the overhanging carbon fiber with a sharp razor blade, carefully sawing gently, as you cut. Do Not Cut Yourself!
You will also need to cut out the bolt holes before proceeding to the top side. This can be done with an X-Acto knife, or a Dremel. Do Not, however, use a drill bit. A spiral drill bit will snag the carbon fiber and make a mess of things. Use a burr bit. I used a tile cutting bit to burn through the carbon fiber. Carefully, trim the carbon fiber back to the plastic with either the X-Acto or the Dremel.
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Now that the bottom side of the tabs are reinforced and trimmed, I had a small repair to make to 1 of my tabs. I made a tape mold by placing small pieces of making tape on the outside and the inside of the tab. I also had the carbon fiber on the bottom to make the mold 3 sided. Time to mix up some JB Weld to fill in the missing piece on the tab. I allowed this to dry overnight. The next day, I gently sanded the JB Weld to math the shape of the tab. (See the photo above.)
Time to do the top side of the tabs. Clean the tabs, cut the carbon fiber roughly to size, and mix up some 5 minute epoxy. Spread a thin layer of epoxy on the tab, and press the carbon into the epoxy. Add a small amount of epoxy to the top of the caron, and spread it in. Flatten the carbon on the tab, and position it to suit your needs. Allow to dry overnight.
Trim the overhanging carbon fiber with a razor blade, and open the bolt holes with an X-Acto or a Dremel, but do not use a drill.
Finally, sand your edges with 400 grit to knock off the sharp edges. Then flatten your tabs by block sanding them to minimize your thickness.
You will need to add some washers to the bolts to account for the slightly thicker tabs, in order to avoid crushing the plastic when you tighten the bolts.
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Hopefully, these repairs and reinforcements will prevent future breaks on these plastic body parts.
