Smooth Boot

10th December 2004, 17:13

Hi

After fitting 17" wheels on my vts i feel more confident and going ahead with other modifications.

My next task is to smooth the boot over and i was wondering what tools i need to do this? when i had a nova i did this modd myself by welding a steel plate on then using filler over the top. after that i sent it 2 a spray shop 4 the fininshing. cost me £80.

i know its about £250 2 have this job done but was wanting 2 save a bit of cash and do part of the job myself then do the same as i did with my nova and send it 2 the spray shop 4 finishing

Anyone done this?? or any advice??

10th December 2004, 17:18

same idea as the nova mate, weld then fill.

Though your going to have to sort a way to open the boot. You can just have a wire haning inside the boot to pull and release it, thats the cheapest way, you could also have a solenoid to release the boot, easiest way would be to wire it to the wiper motor so it activates when you flick the rear wiper switch, or the harder way of running new wires and a switch

10th December 2004, 17:33

mine cost me £200 and i just have a wire on the boot release!its a bit of a chew on but i dont use it that much!

10th December 2004, 18:13

i just got quoted round £100 to get mine done, the whole lot

10th December 2004, 18:44

thats a good deal where where where????? if its that price its not worth me doing it. do u have contact number??

10th December 2004, 18:47

have had a look on ebay and they do them boot solenoids for £15.00 (bargin a)

10th December 2004, 21:31

a £100 thats really cheap!it depends how they will do it tho cos for a £100 they may just fill it and not weld a metal plate ova the number plate recess! id make sure 1st! maybe wrong tho!

10th December 2004, 22:16

humm yeah i think so 2. will hold back 4 now.

10th December 2004, 22:50

saxo nut where did u take urs?? did they steel plate it??

11th December 2004, 00:38

mine was roughly £250 to do. Only thing about doing it yourself, is that unlike the nova , the saxo has a recess line in the boot. Which if I remember correctly the nova has literally a straight boot line?
So you have to be really good with the old welder, fibreglass and filler matey!

11th December 2004, 01:31

hi im back now lol

no i asked him out of interest and he said he will put a plate over it weld it an do what ever ya do next couldnt remember what he said after that lol
i was too surprised by the price

Hes in north wales mate, prob make it even in petrol gettin here an back !

this guy knows what he's talkin about

(hopefully) lol

gettin work done by him soon !

11th December 2004, 14:58

cheers alex will have a think about that. my nova was quite easy 2 do with the flat boot ive had a look at the saxo boot and it doesnt look so easy but i still might have a go. if it goes wrong it goes wrong. ive got that modding bug and cant get ridd (damm thing get out my head)thing is my vts is worth quite a bit more than a nova gte and i didnt give a monkey about it.

11th December 2004, 18:09

does anyone no of a place in the south east of england or london that does a good job of smoothing boots for not to deer of a price?

must say saxonator, that is a dam good price compared to what i have heard some people say they have bene quoted!

11th December 2004, 18:27

mine was done up here in middlesbrough at my local body shop called century auto refinishers! they are a bit expensive but they do good jobs which i dont mind spending that little bit extra! ive had all my work done there eg, de-locked,colour coded,mirrors fitted and sprayed,and the boot flushed! yeah they put a plate on mine! cost £200

12th December 2004, 01:27

How much is it to have a boot solenoid kit fixed after having a boot smoothed over? What sort of money am i looking at for the conversion?

Ta Peebee

12th December 2004, 02:52

be different prices all over the place.
£50 I'd say would be a fair price!
Could give it a go youself though. Boot release kits goin on ebay for £20

12th December 2004, 03:00

ye ive seen them on ebay, wouldn't mind having a go myself!

12th December 2004, 03:03

if u do have a go ur self and are sucessful let us no how u did it!as i need one on mine!cant be arsed putting the rear seats down everytime i need to get in the boot!

12th December 2004, 03:09

yehh, thats what I have to do aswell. started doing the boot release this morning b4 I got called into work ! Done most of it, just need to tidy it up a bit now and plug it all together !

12th December 2004, 03:12

u mean u have started to put a solenoid on?if so is it on the rear wiper switch?

12th December 2004, 03:16

separate switch matey

12th December 2004, 06:42

was it hard to fit??i aint the best with things like this but if i put my mind to it i could probs do it!

12th December 2004, 17:31

Not to bad, had a mate helping me. Had to stop though when I got called into work!

12th December 2004, 17:33

Bit of a pain threading wiring through the bootlid though. Did it by attaching a nut and bolt to the wire and dropped it down the hole, and let gravity do the rest ...!

12th December 2004, 18:16

how much was the kit?an where from?

12th December 2004, 18:31

here

thats the one I got from ebay

12th December 2004, 18:33

how much is the job to smooth the boot anyway?

12th December 2004, 18:39

can range from £150 to what mine was at roughly £250 depending on job/company quality. Or DIY it, but I wouldnt recommend that if you are not good at bodywork and welding!

I had loads of other stuff done when I got my boot flushed, so came to alot more, but I worked it out roughly

12th December 2004, 18:43

U got any pics please Al?

Only eve seen side on pics of ur car.

12th December 2004, 20:39

Main pics will be up on the site soon when I send them to Simo and the guys.There are pics of it scattered over the forums, but not major ones...! Need to do a few things and sort some other bits to get proper pics up.... hehe

18th December 2004, 06:39

had mine done all in at a body shop i no for £100..painted the lot...hereford area....