Smooth Side Bump Stripes

grant hunter · Post by **grant hunter** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:11 pm

has anyone got these as i have put my car into my dads garage to get it ready to be painted. smoothed the front and rear bumpers. side indicators and badge on boot!

BUT and its a big but!!! the doors are like paper and a dont think we will be able to weld them without worping them!! just to see if anyones done it!

and to see what ppls opinions are on just keeping the stripes on and painting them??

i will get some pics and start a progress thread anyway...

cheers for reading

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:28 pm

It's been done but I don't think by anyone in this country (on this forum any how). Unless UK_Polo_GTI did it.

Have a look around polo9n.com ... or .info or what ever it is... I'll be corrected shortly

M7 · Post by M7 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:59 am

i have seen them done on a 9n in this country before. he doesnt use this forum though and the car was written off

grant hunter · Post by **grant hunter** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:42 pm

do you think it would look daft with side on and front and back smoothed

steve__30 · Post by **steve__30** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:51 pm

iv smoothed the front and back and im getting the sides done this month some time hopefully, should be ok if you get it done proply

iv seen 1 with just the front smoothed and it looked ok

but i think if your gona smooth it smooth it all

gary87 · Post by **gary87** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:11 pm

why don't you just use isopon [sp?]?

grant hunter · Post by **grant hunter** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:31 pm

think av changed my mind on the smoothed bumpers guys!! after having a look at steve_30 a dont no if its just his or the a just dont like the look??? so thank god a havent started the back bumper!! sorry guys al take my camera up tomoz night and get some pics

grant hunter · Post by **grant hunter** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:57 pm

anybody got a front bumper or know where i could get one cheap??

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:57 pm

Smoothing the doors shouldn't give too many dramas if done right... should be able to MIG without warps, and a decent flexi filler should work fine - but you would need a lot of it and it would be half hearted way of doing it that may crack long term!

Colour coded side strips are my preference (My Mercarto 9n - post) and there are plenty of good pics of other people's rides with them done - they look good on silver car!