Front bumper number plate recess

1. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

   #1 12th January 2011, 18:40

   I want to move my number plate or get a shortened plate and was just wondering how you would go about filling the recess?
2. blackvtrt Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR

   #2 12th January 2011, 18:53

   plastic welded
3. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

   #3 12th January 2011, 19:06

   Ummm yeah I don't exactly know what it is/how to do it. Explanation would be great.
   I think your following me mate haha
4. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #4 12th January 2011, 19:12

   well to get rid of the recess you weld in plastic in the recess, only get a professional to do it though, also you need to cut the top bit of the recess of to as it sticks up and isnt flush with the bumper
5. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

   #5 12th January 2011, 19:17

   do you know of any where that i can get it done and cost?
6. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #6 12th January 2011, 19:19

   you can see this one hasnt been done properly as you can see the top edge of the recess where it hasnt been cut back
   
   
   still looks good just not been done 100% right
   
   and best bet go to a body shop and ask them
7. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

   #7 12th January 2011, 19:37

   see what you mean.
   
   Do you know of any small bits of body work smoothing i can do now it getting rainy?
8. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #8 12th January 2011, 19:41

   tbh id leave all bodywork to the pros, i had a go at smoothing my fogs on my front bumper and my exhaust recess on my rear bumper, but i didnt plastic weld any of it so it was just going to crack so i just got it done professionally, by all means get some tatty bumpers from scrappy and give it a go
9. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

   #9 12th January 2011, 20:12

   Ive had a look at your progress and where did you get you work done? specialised shop or just a body shop
10. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #10 12th January 2011, 20:16

    adamleese off here did it all for me
11. wassy78 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2829 saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max

    #11 12th January 2011, 20:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jeffchiz you can see this one hasnt been done properly as you can see the top edge of the recess where it hasnt been cut back still looks good just not been done 100% right and best bet go to a body shop and ask them

    bugger wish i did that to mine now looks like back to the filler
12. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

    #12 12th January 2011, 21:24

    I soooo want this done!!!
13. wassy78 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2829 saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max

    #13 12th January 2011, 21:34

    after much thought .....NOT im def doing it but making sure its all smooth at top just need to think where going to put plate .....any ideas people ?
14. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #14 12th January 2011, 22:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wassy78 after much thought .....NOT im def doing it but making sure its all smooth at top just need to think where going to put plate .....any ideas people ?

    lol im glad i had such an input in to your build haha a few people put them in front of the grille in the bumper or put some window suckers on it and stick it to your window lol
15. wassy78 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2829 saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max

    #15 12th January 2011, 22:45

    i thought about window lol just wish you put this up the other day when painted it lol have to start again now lol ... oh well be worth it
16. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

    #16 13th January 2011, 09:58

    this is what my 306 looked like after id had it done, and yep it was cracking but a caot of flexi filler sorted that
    
    
    
    
    and my front number plate
    
    
    
    
    
    i did also have a standered size plate, which i had bracket made up for, basicaly got one of those number plate surrounds, drilled four holes in and screws it threw to some strips of steel, the steel then had bend on it which sat under the bottom of the bumper and was screwed in to the bottom of the bumper
    
    so at shows etc it was four screws to give the front the clean look
    
    
    
    and with the standered plate in place
    
    
    
    
    other areas smoothed included the locks and the wing repeaters
17. HARTLEYVTR Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 York Posts: 269 Saxo VTR

    #17 29th January 2011, 09:44

    is it illegal to have plates in front window or plate sticker
18. langy88 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 St.Ives Posts: 939 fiesta 1.4, saxo vtr (stickerbombed)

    #18 29th January 2011, 11:01

    It's ment to be but you can talk you way out if you get pulled
19. jafcc18 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 lincoln Posts: 163 Black saxo VTR

    #19 31st January 2011, 19:48

    had a word with the local bodyshop lad to me and he says he would plastic weld an old number plate to the recess and fibre filler the rest then filler then stopper over the top then (for the people who say it will crack,,,, he says he would re-enforce the back with other old bumper plastic welded to the backing to thicken the bumper, i.e making it less likely to flex hope it helps and btw plastic welding is very very easy!!! just need a soldering iron and a steady hand and lots of patients hope it helps josh
20. Wile0ut Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Derby Posts: 752 saxo furio

    #20 31st January 2011, 20:01

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzkAgs5GVY
    
    get 1 of them for ya plate
21. wassy78 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2829 saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max

    #21 31st January 2011, 21:40

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wile0ut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzkAgs5GVY get 1 of them for ya plate

    GRRRRR NO DONT GET ONE .... cos i have lol