Front plate recess smoothing

1. user_33563 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Eyemouth Posts: 1094 amazon green vts :)

   #1 19th April 2010, 18:28

   Anyone have a guide on how to do this?
   
   just a case of plastic welding a plate in, some fibreglass, some filler, some sanding some painting?
2. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

   #2 19th April 2010, 18:51

   You can do it that way
   Or you can build it up with layers "n" layers of fiberglass

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3. liam-o Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1346

   #3 19th April 2010, 22:48

   I want to do this as well, but am wondering where i would then place a numberplate...
4. user_33563 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Eyemouth Posts: 1094 amazon green vts :)

   #4 20th April 2010, 00:02

   in the window/cable tied to grill/lower splitter?
5. user_12308 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2006 The Lang Toun Posts: 4133 Mk2 Clio V6 #007 of 354

   #5 20th April 2010, 00:06

   think you can only put it in the window as a temperary measure
6. Denno09 Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Chesterfield Posts: 1125 Saxo honda civic

   #6 20th April 2010, 00:14

   Im just in the process of smoothing my mates fiat punto front bumper wonts the fog lights and number plate resess smoothed
7. user_33563 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Eyemouth Posts: 1094 amazon green vts :)

   #7 20th April 2010, 00:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mtpagey think you can only put it in the window as a temperary measure

   yeah im not sure, id imagine the other two places mentione would be fine as they are at the front of the car and forward facing?
8. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

   #8 27th April 2010, 18:48

   the bumpstrip needs cutting/grinding down at top corners of recess to look good, if these are left it doesn't look right once rest of recess is smoothed
   
   the proper way to do it is by plastic welding in sections from another bumper and then thin skim of filler
9. user_33743 Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Crowle, btwn Scunthorpe/Doncaster Posts: 353 'S' plate Saxo VTR

   #9 27th April 2010, 18:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by liam-o I want to do this as well, but am wondering where i would then place a numberplate...

   Depending on when your car was registered, you could always opt for a self adhesive plate
   
   http://www.craigsplates.com/self-adh...ber-plate.html
10. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

    #10 27th April 2010, 18:57

    i've ran front number plate in my boot for the last 2 years, only been puleld 3 times and just said it had fallen off, showed them the plate in the boot and said i was going to get some new sticky pads