best gettin a plate welded m8, a paid 200 quid to get mine done, only took the boys 2 days

i'm thinking of buying a boot off a m8 and welding a plate onto it myself (can do this at 6th form)
has anyone done it themselves?
whats actually involved after welding the plate? cheers

and so has bromleyboy got 1 and its mint job bin dun a while now but cost him alot 2 get dun only prob is they slightly stik out

look at fadscorsa on here hes go a fiberglass panel adn the finish is superb

it will still sagg, they have been around ages for the nova, and every1 ive seen has gone tits up after about 6 months.

Well surely if its filled properly behind there is no way it can just give way and start moving, and if its smoothed in properly the joins wont crack.

The only thing I can think is that you mean the actual skin will crack but then again wouldnt the expanding foam hold it in place??

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Originally posted by Makarus
Yeah I would say get one of those, fill behind it with expanding foam, smooth it onto the boot and away you go, nice result for cheap.

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Yeah I would say get one of those, fill behind it with expanding foam, smooth it onto the boot and away you go, nice result for cheap.

corsacentre do a smooth boot lid for £45 why not get that fit it urself then get it sprayed?http://www.corsacentre.com/pages/ShopDetails.asp?ProductID=1751

i paid £220 to have mine done its a pukka job and if u think if u pay £160 for that tailgate then the extra to paint it will be about the same anyway so get it done proper!

ok that pic was a few month ago this is the latest guy at bodyshop made a bracket and fitted a light from an R5 GTT the original pic at the top was £300 to smooth spray make the plate recess fit the light and spray back bumper...

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how ya mount the numberplate and light it, i got this problem

rid of spoiler and wil b smoother

how much you pay, my car in the shop at the mo and they are chaging me over £400

got myself the metal plate welded in.. top notch and the best part of my car.. nice and smmmoooottthhh :thumbs:

best bet mate, get it done properly and get a plate welded in :) cost ya more, but then again your 160 quid fibre boot might crack within a week, so it'd be worth it :thumbs:

hey,
i have been offered a boot lid fully smoothed using a FULL FIBRE GLASS SKIN by a pro bodyshop all primered and ready to spray for £160 deliveried.

do you think thats a good price?

also i would have thought that the fibre glass would crack if you slam the boot, will it?

cheers guys:thumbs: