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Postby TJ on Fri Aug 24, 2001 2:20 am

Righty 'O,
What i want to know is:
How much will it cost me to have a new bonnet, the has been bad boy'ed?

With the badge removed, swage line removed, and all painted??


Im sure some one has said this before, but i cant find it.

please help.
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Postby zetec69 on Fri Aug 24, 2001 4:48 am

I can supply you a bonnet with either shallow or deep bad boy brows welded & smoothed in, the swage removed, debadged & painted whatever colour your car is for around £150 mate but it won't be for a few weeks. Brad :wink:
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Postby TJ on Fri Aug 24, 2001 5:18 am

That, (apart from the few weeks) was the kind of answer i was looking for.


You have a PM.
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Postby zetec69 on Mon Aug 27, 2001 6:46 am

Me & a mate are setting up a small workshop at the moment to do all this sorta stuff. So are you interested still even if it'll be a few weeks? Brad :???:
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Postby Rob1.6s on Tue Aug 28, 2001 10:10 am

hey brad! so your looking at setting up a bodyshop to do fezzy body mods? is that right or am i talking nutsack??! if so, that's a brilliant idea mate, and i'd be interested in getting some work done! basically what i need doing (in order of priority!)

1. De-rusting arches

2. Spraying bodykit and si bumpers and fitting em!

You got any rough prices for them? would be greta help! cheers matey!

Cheerz Rob :wink:
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Postby zetec69 on Tue Aug 28, 2001 10:41 am

Yeah Rob we're setting up a bodyshop for all sorts of motors. It all depends how rusty your arches are as they may be unrepairable meaning new arches or wings/quarters. To spray the kit & bumpers then fit them would be around £275 :wink:
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Postby TJ on Thu Aug 30, 2001 8:56 am

I wanna bonnet, i wanna bonnet..
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Postby IanRST on Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:35 pm

I might be interested as well? How good is your spraying though i will never know until it is done then its too late? P.S Can i still have the vents on the bonnet??
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Postby zetec69 on Fri Aug 31, 2001 3:14 am

if anyone wants a bonnet then ring me on 07855528215 after 3pm today or anytime at the weekend. CheeRS. Brad.

IanRST - all our spraying is done at a citroen bodyshop where my mate works so it's top quality. We normally source a new panel so that your car isn't out of action while we get to work and also some people are worried about their bonnet being ruined - this way if you aren't happy then you don't need to buy it & you still have your original bonnet! I'm sure you'll be happy with the job so what have you got to lose? Brad
Oh yeah the vents shouldn't be a problem
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Postby TJ on Fri Aug 31, 2001 4:18 am

Brad! I want one. When can you do them mate?
Also what part of the country are you from?

Also whats the chance of you fitting some vents for me aswell??
How much will this cost??
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Postby zetec69 on Fri Aug 31, 2001 6:44 am

TJ-check your private messages mate.
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Postby TJ on Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:44 am

Did that mate, if i get time i'll ring you tonight. But i dont know if i will, as ive got a few things to do.

What about the bonnet vents, would you be able to fit them aswell? They are two small vents. ( origin staying a secret for a while hopefully)
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Postby phonicgenius on Thu Sep 06, 2001 6:45 pm

i'm down in devon, but i'd certainly be interested in your new company. got a name yet?

maybe we can help each other out? i'm a graphic/web designer, so if you need any logos, web sites, page headers, invoice forms, etc., then we could hopefully come to an exchange of services, or something...


interested, mate?


i'll text you or give you a call soon.
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Postby TJ on Fri Sep 07, 2001 1:49 am

I will also help your guys, with abit of advertising, for you. For nowt at all.
Im just happy to help you guys.
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Postby PhatMan on Fri Sep 07, 2001 12:50 pm

same here, if u want a plug on my site just giv us a shout [ERRR] its a sound idea.

ive just had a new bonnet fitted with full `bad-boy` extentions, an EVO V scoop fitted and a up & under respray all for £250 (no pics yet - see my site end of sept).

cud u have done it cheaper than that? if u say yes i'll be well p!ssed :lol:
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Postby bad_rs_turbo on Tue Sep 25, 2001 9:30 am

alrite mate would you be able to sort me out with an escort mk4 bonnet bad bwoyed! with a scooby vent at the top and rst vents in the usual place? if so how much? cheers geezer, ive got an rst bonnet thats slightly bent at the front spare if you want u can do the work on that to save me money and u time sourcing 1! cheers mate :wink: email me bad_rs_turbo'hotmail.com

ps: can you louvre panels? :???:
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Postby Traumatised_RS on Sun Sep 30, 2001 9:22 am

Its easy enough to do it yourself. I own a MK4 Escort and i did my 'bad boy' conversion my self.

Originaly i was gonna have the plates welded flush and grind the weld line down, but can take alot of time to get it right. Plus even when you think it looks perfect and feels smooth, once the paint is added small defects usually show up, What i usually do is spray a bit of primer over once i think its done, then if any defects do show up, use a bit of knifing putty.

Eventually i decided to do the whole thing just using fiberglass, and forget about having plates welded in.

heres what to do : pop down to your local car shop like halfords and buy some 'strandy' fiber glass matt, and some 'smooth feel' fiber glass. (the strands are just smaller and closer together, it looks a bit like cotton wool, but in a sheet)

Then buy some fiberglass strengthining metel mesh, its a thin hony comb sorta stuff. You'l also need some p38 filler and perhaps some knifing putty if u want a really good job. also buy some differnt grades of wet and dry. make sure you get the finest grade you can, for the finishing touches.

Once youve gota all the stuff, take ya bonnet off. (i dont know if its the same on a fezzy but with a scort, the bonnet raps down the inside of the head light, if so, this needs to be grinded off!) then take your honey comb mesh and fix it to the back of the bonnet with some small strips of the strandy fiber glass to keep it in place. by this time you should have already cut the mesh to the desired shape and size. all youve gotta do then is fiberglass the front and back of the nessh with about 2 layers of the strandy stuff, then cut another pieice of mesh, slighty smaller than last one so it fits flush in the recess thats been created(its hard to explain. i'll get some pictures soon, cos im doing a mates) then fiberglass over that. keep doing this in layers untill it comes smooth with fron of the bonet. then put one final layer of the smoother fiberglass over the top. (this just gives it a better finish and not so much sanding is required.


let all dry over night. irs usually sets in about 20 min, but leave it about 24 hours for the best results. now sand the fiber glass down with a rougher wet and dry sand paper.

this is the time to get ya p38 out, apply it over in thin layers, apply quiet alot of pressure so u get it in the the little nooks and cranys. do it in layers sanding it down with a medium wet and dry untill the whole font of the bonnet is flush. noes the time to get a good finish using the finest grade wet and dry. once its to your satisfaction spary a thin layer of primer of it, this will show up any defects, if there is any put a bit of knifing puuty over them and sand down once again. keep doin this untill u think its good enough. then all ya gotta do is get its sprayed.

total cost? about 20 quid for materials. then however much u can get your spraying done for!

for all of u who think fiber glass is hard, it aint, the first time i used it was cutiing a hole in my pre 90 bumper, youve probobly seen it done before. (it looks like a big intercooler, like on a scooby or evo)

so there u go, ive rambled on a bit but hopefully u get the picture!
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Postby bad_rs_turbo on Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:39 am

i bought some f glass to do my bumper the same but then decided to fill with expanding foam and p38 instead but ive still got the g fibre kit so ill give it a go any pics would help mate cheers for the advice i dont happen to have a welder lying about u c! :???: lol
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Postby Traumatised_RS on Mon Oct 01, 2001 1:15 pm

there should be a new site up soon at http://www.traumatised.boyracer.net there will be some "how to's" on there complete with pics.

l8terz :Q
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Postby Iced Ink on Wed Oct 03, 2001 5:26 pm

I've just got a price quote from http://www.coollouvres.com for a bad boy bonnet with a scoop & they said it would be an astonishing £395!!!
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Postby TJ on Thu Oct 04, 2001 2:24 am

From people ive spoke to, cool lourves are very expensive.
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