diddon
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What should I expect to pay for a smoothed boot, including the soleniod and fitting of it
corsa c by the way
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Fear
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£200 maybe!
It cost me £100 to get my boot lock and wiper smoothed.
A solenoid could be cheap or expensive
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RichR
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£250 roughly - £350 would have a relocated recess put in your rear bumper as well - all sprayed as well
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diddon
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why would I need a relocated recess it's a corsa c not b
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RichR
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oh okay sorry didnt look at pic - just lock needs removing really then - wouldnt have a clue but wouldnt pay anymore than £200 - should imagine it'll be £150 ish for a decent job at a respectable bodyshop
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diddon
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well I been to the 2 best in the area and both are £300+
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Filby1
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Dowes it not piss you off not having a rear wiper?
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RichR
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no
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RichR
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Corsa B ones are £350 roughly with relocated plate recess - and theyre more work than the c - so £300 seems a little hefty
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Filby1
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see i think ist so nice the smooth boot idea. just hate not been able to see out the back window
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RichR
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all my glass has RainX or whatever its caleld on it anyway and theyre all glass polished - so water runs off anyway
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Filby1
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is the welding the metal plate over the recess the best way of doing it? removing also boot lock wiper and the washer thing that sprays water at the window?
[Edited on 12-05-2005 by Filby1]
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jeff8png
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i dont find it that bad not having a rear wiper. my dad seems to think otherwise though! you should have seen his face when i got home from the bodyshop!
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Fear
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£300 is a fooking rip off TBH!
Im one for you get what you pay for but thats steep!
[Edited on 12-05-2005 by Fear]
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RichR
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yes - the fibbreglass panels can be better but only if u get experienced GRP specialists to fit and smooth it in - Ive seen real bodge jobs from bodyshops who simply tigerseal it on and smoothl the edges with filler - it needs to be epoxy'ed on, and have a layer of bx or csm around it to give it structural rigidity, then smoothed with a single skin of surface tissue all over - the slightest skim of filler and sanded and its done - hence why it needs a specialist who knows what tehy re doing with GRP / FRP 
I can do this - but I still got a metal plate welded in instead -I just trust it more -
try to find a bodyshop thats done it b4 tho - the shop I uses has done mine stubbsys, Jaffas, ( now shrews corsas) adamblackcorsas and numerous others - and not one has had a complaint to make
saying that Ive seen horror stories about the metal plate method as well - DJ Rocky had a bodge job done first time round
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Filby1
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must be dads then, i cant get my father to like the smooth boot idea even if he does have a Lexus without one.
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RichR
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Lexus have a boot - hence the airflow over the car is different to that of a small hatchback - water tends not to flow over the car and down the screen on a bigger car
corsas get water running down the back -
tbh tho - Ive never had a problem except in the most attrocoiuos weatehr ( heavy storms etc) but tbh the rear wiper on a corsa is one speed and in a storm cant cope anyway
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Filby1
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Wheres the best palce for a boot selonoide. is that spelt right?
[Edited on 12-05-2005 by Filby1]
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Filby1
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Anyone?
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Dan Lewis
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i used one from maplins
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--Dave--
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Midas styling do it for £125. Then obviously the cost of a solenoid on top of that
£300 is way out methinks
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bradfincham
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but thats at fulfords
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--Dave--
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
but thats at fulfords
don't get it... :S
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bradfincham
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best bodyshop in the uk pretty much
east anglia for sure!!
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Satsta
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quote:
Originally posted by Filby1
Wheres the best palce for a boot selonoide. is that spelt right?
[Edited on 12-05-2005 by Filby1]
whats one of them  
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