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corsamad_87
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   22nd May 04 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much will it cost to flush a tailgate and is it best to get the numba plate recess filled wiva body filler or get a sheet of steel weilded over it?

cheers
Graham
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22nd May 04 at 19:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a good bodyshop will use a sheet of steel welded over it, but people say that the corsas boot arms cant take the weight of it, might have to look into that
corsamad_87
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22nd May 04 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ill just buy stronger ones?
Graham
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22nd May 04 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh apparently cavvy ones will do it but its making them fit
corsamad_87
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22nd May 04 at 19:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ill hav a lil search on tha net, bond to b sum uprated stronger 1s!!
Greg_M
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22nd May 04 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you need to weld a plate in, done any otherway is just crap. the bootflush pannels will just sagg and look crap
corsamad_87
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Yeah cost dat happened to rockys!!
Greg_M
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ENGLISH
Voyto
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22nd May 04 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
(Yes because that happened to Rockys)

i think
corsamad_87
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boot wont be that much heavier wiv a sheet if a sheet of steel is used will it??
Fraser Young
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22nd May 04 at 23:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No matter how u do it will be heavy... most cars lifters within bout 3 inches in length.... carry measuring tape to scrappies and see what u can find... Estate cars a good bet for strong lifters, My C has mondeo estate lifters...
ed
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The metal you will weld over shouldnt really be any thincker than .5mm thick... Mine isn't too heavy, and I never got the boot lifters upgraded...
littletriad
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23rd May 04 at 00:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
buy a fibre glass panel that covers it, cost £60
drunkenfool
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23rd May 04 at 00:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do the metal ones stand up to bass better than fibreglass ones?
wezjax
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23rd May 04 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
best way to do it is remove paint, weld a plate on, matt fibreglass it, then a skim of filler.
myke
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the wiper mottor ways a fair bit doesn't it?
wont the added weight of a skinny sheet of metal and some filler just replace the weight lost by removing the motor.
Greg_M
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23rd May 04 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by littletriad
buy a fibre glass panel that covers it, cost £60


yeah and pay fo it to be bonded on, smoothed in and painted, and then watch it sag, tak eit all off, and pay to have it done properly.

works out a lot less if you do it properly in the first place

 
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