mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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go about smoothing the front numberplate recess like below?
Before
After
Is there a high chance of it cracking once its been done? I'm not sure how they would do it TBH 
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N90ATH
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Boreham, Essex
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well theres 2 ways` either build up fibergladd and then skim with filler (this could crck as quiytte a bit of fiberglass is needed.
best way i have seen is to cut the sections either side of the recess off another bumper and bond them on filling behind with fibergalss. a mate has this done (bout 1 1.2 yrs ago) and has not cracked scince
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woodwardsbodyshop
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Registered: 22nd Feb 06
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i would cut out the number plate recess, plastic weld in some plastic from behind and skim with fibreglass and filler
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Adge
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Registered: 28th Aug 04
Location: Lancashire
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did this last week at www.stbodyworx.com 
Metal plate, riveted in, bend to shape, quick skim of fibreglass then filler
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woodwardsbodyshop
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he needs a new plate, looks stupid down there at bottom, bumper looks a good job though
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MikeE
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Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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Love the bumper Adge, top work mate. but as said it could do with a smaller plate or something else.
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JoeyB
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Registered: 19th Jun 03
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That plate defeats the whole point of smoothing everything out...it just squares it up again lol
Nice bumper tho :-)
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Chris F
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i think that the plate looks wikid there mate!
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Registered: 7th Jul 03
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Could put the plate slightly higher, between the fog lights.
Looks like it will be ripped off by speed bumps where it is now!
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Richie B
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Registered: 18th Apr 04
Location: Newcastle
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can plastic weld to remove the recess aswell?
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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On both my fibreglass bumpers I have had the recess filled in just with filler, it's rock solid and not going anywhere.
However, on the plastic bumper I'd do as Adge has done and do it with metal.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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how its done by a run ofthe mill bodyshop and how it "should" be done are completely different
If you wan it done properly ask the bodyshop if they've heard of peal-ply - if they have - they'll do a really good job - with a single skin of fibreglass which will need minimal filler and require no extra strengthening as it will essentially be part and parcel of the bumper
metal way works but isnt best - it will crack around the edges over time - regardless of how good a job it supposedly is!!!
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