What do you think?

1. stacestace55 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Essex Posts: 1316 Current car > Saxo VTS 02

   #1 13th December 2010, 15:28

   I have a guy thats going to repair my body work and prep my car for a whole re-spray.
   He's also going to smooth over a few bits. One being the Morette Headlights smoothed into the front bumper so you cant see the join. Im not to sure about it
   What do you guys think before i agree to have it done?
2. stacestace55 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Essex Posts: 1316 Current car > Saxo VTS 02

   #2 13th December 2010, 15:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by hssalvage don't do it, no matter what method he uses the slightest knock on the front bumper will crack the join between the bumper and lights and will look terrible

   I did have that thought in mind, And also i wouldnt be able to take them off once they are smooted in would i ???
3. stacestace55 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Essex Posts: 1316 Current car > Saxo VTS 02

   #3 13th December 2010, 15:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by hssalvage nope, wouldn't be able to remove them and if it did crack you'd have to have the crack fixed and then the whole front bumper and lights painted again

   Oh dear that doesnt sound advertising to me lol
   
   I'll tell the guy thanks but i dont want that done because of these few reasons i think.
   
   He will be smoothing the arches and i also have a rear boot panel that smooths over the number plate bit. That wont be a problem doing those or affect anything will it ? - As we are on the subject of smoothing over stuff
4. bod_bod Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Bournemouth Posts: 686 Nissan Fairlady Z33

   #4 13th December 2010, 16:03

   worst possible idear ever? never her anything so rediculous tbf!
5. Squeak_ Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 suffolk Posts: 811 (2000) black VTR

   #5 13th December 2010, 18:05

   morette headlights FTW but please dont smooth them ..body smoothing sounds fresh tho, good luck with it, have to discuss it on the 27th lol.
6. stacestace55 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Essex Posts: 1316 Current car > Saxo VTS 02

   #6 13th December 2010, 19:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Squeak_ morette headlights FTW but please dont smooth them ..body smoothing sounds fresh tho, good luck with it, have to discuss it on the 27th lol.

   Yeah will have to discuss it on the 27th lol
   But im going to tell the guy i dont want it done and for him to stick to smoothing the arches, boot and spoiler into the bodywork
   
   In all honesty i did freak abit when he suggested it
   As i know people do it to the rear lights, but its odd to do the fronts lol
7. Squeak_ Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 suffolk Posts: 811 (2000) black VTR

   #7 13th December 2010, 19:37

   not to sure how he was gna plan tat out anyway as realisticly u wouldnt ov been able to lift your bonett ?? what with all the light electrics lol
8. Squeak_ Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 suffolk Posts: 811 (2000) black VTR

   #8 13th December 2010, 20:19

   so he did, excuse my lack of reading
9. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #9 14th December 2010, 08:16

   please tell me you're gonna fit some neons in there too. And a horn that does horse and cow sounds. And 9 fin aerials on top of that spoiler. And a
   
   
10. Kai Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Weston-super-Mare Posts: 293 Mauritius 5 Door 106

    #10 14th December 2010, 09:32

    Gotta love Knight Rider! Smoothing a body kit imo can look lush, but smoothing morettes just sounds crazy! And also virtually destroying a set of amazing lights! What happens if you go for a new look or a lense cracks!!! Good luck swapping it with it moulded to the bumper! You'd have to try and take the bumper off without allowing the weight of the lights to be put onto the weakest spot (being the join) and then just snap off! Sounds crazy to me!
11. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #11 14th December 2010, 11:41

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hssalvage arches can be fine is done properly, find out how hes going to do it first because someways are just a bodge and will crack if knocked the boot panel, through it away, they are terrible, the crack very easily, only way a tailgate should be smoothed is a plate welding into the number plate recess and then just a thin skim of filler

    already told her about the boot panels didnt listen though
12. tmile09 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Ireland Posts: 173 99 Saxo VTR red

    #12 29th December 2010, 15:41

    more filler means more cracks in the long run and cracks are shit...