smoothing a 6n boot lid

spot_on_jon · Post by **spot_on_jon** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:28 pm

what a bloody bargin i got, was looking on ebay and acame accross this boot lid bid on it and f**k me i won!!

Â£10 ha ha cant go wrong!

smooth boot here i come!!, this is what it will look like once painted (red of course)

any of you guys got any ideas how its done?? any help would be great

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:54 pm

What a bargain mate, well done!

As far as I am aware, the best method of smoothing the boot lid is to have a metal plate welded in where the number plate recess is, and where the rear VW badge is too if you want that off (although it might just be small enough for a simpler filler job). Finally same for the boot handle, this will need a plate welding in to fill the hole left behind by it's removal!

Then after the metal work it just needs a bit of filler to complete the smoothed boot, and of course paint!

I think thats the basics covered, now you just need a good bodyshop to do the work

HTH

BashaBen · Post by **BashaBen** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:28 pm

what a bargain!
and that brown cars sweet

method mentioned above is how i believe it's done aswell. me and a mate did that to a metro while at college

i found some pics a while ago of daggies car when it was being built (sorta talk for themselves).

you doing it yourself or getting someone else to do it?

Two key things to consider (there's probably more things but this is what i'd worry about most)
1) be carefull when welding as too much heat can cause the panel to warp
2) try to weld the plate as close to flush as possible to keep filler to a minimum

hope that come in handy

Petrol_Head · Post by **Petrol_Head** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:20 pm

Hi, First post.

Anyway... the idea has inspired me to do the same. Only thing that is holding me back is the handle.

HOW do you open the boot??

and if its going to be made electrical?? isnt that going to cost a fair bit??

also has anyone got a picture of what it looks like if you just smoothe the numberplate part and the v.w part??

danthemanpologti · Post by **danthemanpologti** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:11 pm

u fit a solanoid wich pops it n i do belive its cheaper than u think matey im sure sum1 nos more on the price range!

willriseley · Post by **willriseley** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:39 pm

yeah you need a solenoid to pop it after youv smoothed it.one of the vauxhall websites is doing them for like a tenner. just make sure you fit it before you shut the boot.(doh) yeah anymore pics of the brown car????