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[si sexpert]

I am sure it has been discussed but i need some info on the above. I have a bloke that does all my spraying and does a kickass job of it, but he aint cheap about 20 quid an hour, so i dont want him to waste time. He is willing to do me a flush boot but he hasnt done 1 b4 and is worried about the shere amount of filler to be used, also i know a metal plate needs welding in but does it get packed away from the original boot with spacers or what?

all help and advice will be returned with pints of alcohol depending on quality!

[Robz_Fester]

*Best* way to do it is to completely cut out the recess of the number plate (if you get what I mean, so none of the boot is a recess - there is just a gaping hole) and then weld a metal plate on from the inside of the boot. There will now only be a hole to fill as deep as the metal of the boot!

How many pints does that earn me?

[Phil Si]

will look into this as i have a talgait sat in me garage at the mo.... what a pain it was getting it home from the scrappie!! had to leave me m8s there and pick em up after
drove home with the boot resting against the back of me head

[si sexpert]

yeah i spose that could work, is this how everyone else does it? no beer until others confirm this!!!!!!!

[Tom SX]

phatfiesta <!-- BBCode Start --><A HREF="http://www.phatfiesta.com" TARGET="_blank">www.phatfiesta.com</A><!-- BBCode End --> looks like he just welded in a plate, have mailed him and will post his response as i wanna know how to do this

[mec]

why not do what rob suggested, i.e weld a plate from the inside, then stick another plate on top of this to fill the recess, then just a tiny amount of filler would be needed to cover up any gaps!eh presto!

[Robz_Fester]

You said that much more clearly than me!

[zetec69]

I was gonna do mine that way but it looked like cutting it out would be very close to the bottom edge of the boot. In the end mine had a plate cut to the shape of the recess and seam welded to the outside. Then all the welding was grinded back and only a small amount of filler was needed to smooth over the welds. This way the bootlid is unlikely to rust as quickly as cutting a big piece out & should be a lot more sturdy

[The Bruster]

Mine was done like that too..... seems ok to me!!!

[Tom SX]

how much did it cost you 2 or did you do it yerselves?

[zetec69]

It cost me about £150 to get it flushed, dewipered, delocked & sprayed but that's only [ERRR] my mates a sprayer & another mate is a dab hand at welding. I would've paid around £300 if I had've went to a place like Premier motorsport who specialise in that sorta thing.

[The Bruster]

got it done with a load of other stuff.....

delocking, de roof guttering, cossie bumper and RS arches/skirts fitting.... evo vent blended in, swage lines etc etc arched rolling and a couple little dents.. all for about £800

[si sexpert]

thanks for the replys lads i think it would be a little close to the bottom of the boot if i had the whole reccess cut out, Zetec 69, why do i never have friends that can spray, weld or do anything that will even remotely save me any cash??????????????

[Phil Si]

LOL!
it seams very expensive for what it actually is
i have a plan ( sighs of "not another crap plan " are heard )

cut out the reces.. then u can get this heavy duty metal bonder... use that to hold the plate on from behind.. then fill in the small gap
dont say it'll fall out... as the etal is only thin anyway! and it should hold it very well (heavy duty dont forget )
anyway i might experiment as i have a spare tailgate anyway
could i cut out the recess with a dremel?? its just that the disks i got with it wont cut wood! let alone metal

[si sexpert]

this may be a stupid question but what does lol mean anywhat?????????????????
Dremmel, why dont you buy a ten quid angle grinder?

[Phil Si]

hehe
LOL means "LAUGH OUT LOUD"
ie tis funny
after spending 70 quid on the bloody thing i was wondering if it has any uses at all!!