Filling bumper holes?

1. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #1 16th January 2012, 23:53

   Just wondering how would I go about filling like fog light holes and things like that?
   I want to fill it then smooth, but obviously I can't just stick a load of filler in there it'd just crack, how would I go about doing it?
2. CJMackin Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 342

   #2 17th January 2012, 00:01

   Plastic weld a piece of plastic in behind (or inside if your good) the hole off a scrap bumper or similar (you can melt it to the bumper using a soldering iron right round the edges as you hold it to it)
   
   Then use Flexible filler (bumper filler it can be sold as) its unreal how much it will flex before cracking! and apply and sand etc as normal. Make sure your supporting plastic you affix to the back is secure! if done propperly it should flex as the standard plastic areas do with no cracking
3. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #3 17th January 2012, 00:11

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by CJMackin Plastic weld a piece of plastic in behind (or inside if your good) the hole off a scrap bumper or similar (you can melt it to the bumper using a soldering iron right round the edges as you hold it to it) Then use Flexible filler (bumper filler it can be sold as) its unreal how much it will flex before cracking! and apply and sand etc as normal. Make sure your supporting plastic you affix to the back is secure! if done propperly it should flex as the standard plastic areas do with no cracking

   Nice one cheers mate.
   
   Would this be the same even for something like a grill? Instead of doing a meshed grill would filling it work?
4. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #4 17th January 2012, 10:32

   Nice one what about a grill though?
5. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #5 17th January 2012, 10:41

   what would u fill on a grill????
   u csn use same method on boot trim tho for smoothing out the lock
6. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #6 17th January 2012, 16:36

   Fog blank plates are better to weld in than plastic piece's as there the correct shape and makes the job easier.
7. tomsmarty Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Somerset Posts: 1746 Seat Leon Cupra R, Fourtrak offroader

   #7 18th January 2012, 14:31

   I wouldnt fill the grill mate, unless you make a new cold air feed. As said get some fog blanking plates from somewhere or off someone whos putting fogs in then plastic weld around them
8. Luke__Saxo Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Southampton Posts: 13 Saxo vts mk2.

   #8 22nd January 2012, 20:14

   Good advise =]
9. Adamvts03 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Wiltshire Posts: 237 Silver VTS 16V 106 quicksilver Mondeo ST

   #9 22nd January 2012, 20:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Luke__Saxo Good advise =]

   Not the best way to up your post count pal
10. CC06NBA Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Bournemouth/Ringwood Posts: 1259 Black Mk2 VTS

    #10 22nd January 2012, 20:30

    where can you get the fog blank plates from?
11. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #11 22nd January 2012, 21:11

    Citroen and the scrap yard.
12. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #12 22nd January 2012, 22:01

    I know the op has the vt front bumper,but personally i`d just get a front bumper in the same colour off a saxo that doesn`t have the front fog lights,would be cheaper.