Important! : anyone heard of a tailagte skin?

1. chunkyblader Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Braintree Posts: 374 Mk1 97 Saxo VTR

   #1 18th September 2010, 23:38

   has anyone heard of a tailgate skin? apparently you/i can buy a skin to go over the number plate area on the tailgate. so this means wen smoothing your tailgat you would only have to put the skin over and then smooth off, sand, then pain. instead of welding a plate of it then smooothing then painting.
   
   Anyone heard of this skin?
2. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #2 18th September 2010, 23:41

   Yeah you can get them off ebay.
   
   Its better just to buy a smooth fibreglass boot though, or have a plate welded in. It means less filler is used so less chance of it cracking, also lighter.. possibly cheaper too.
3. chunkyblader Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Braintree Posts: 374 Mk1 97 Saxo VTR

   #3 18th September 2010, 23:59

   yh i looked on ebat, but i can't find em... what is there actual name? am prob guna get it welded anyway. but i fort it would be an easier way of doin it and ceaper.
4. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #4 19th September 2010, 00:11

   Search for "Saxo boot flush"
   
   
   If i was you i'd buy a fibreglass boot from CCF.
   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAXO-MK1-MK2-F...item2c4d3933bc
5. chunkyblader Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Braintree Posts: 374 Mk1 97 Saxo VTR

   #5 19th September 2010, 00:35

   whats ccf mate?
6. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #6 19th September 2010, 02:21

   CCF is a business, stands for Carefully Crafted Fibreglass
7. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #7 19th September 2010, 12:48

   i got a smothed bonnet from them and looks amazing unpainted but we had trouble with the gelcoat they use reacting with the high build primer so had to strip all the gelcoat from the outside. should be fine if just painting with waterbased paint tho.

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8. chunkyblader Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Braintree Posts: 374 Mk1 97 Saxo VTR

   #8 19th September 2010, 13:59

   thanks, am still not sure what to do... flushing the boot will cost about 70 quid all together... if i buy a firberglass bott from ccf i will have to get a window putin or have the old one fitted in the new boot and i don't no where to go or how much that will be. i think it will prob be in the 200's... thats painting and fitting and new glass.
   
   still no idea what to do lol