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 Post subject: Removing spoiler
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:18 pm 
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I want to remove my spoiler from my EF XR8 but am concerned about the holes that the bolts will leave. As it has only been resprayed 2 years ago, I dont want to bog it and resparay. Is there a simple way to get round this?
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:37 pm 
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find someone with a car in the same colour without a spoiler and ask them if they want a free spoiler?

 

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 Post subject: Re: Removing spoiler
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:46 pm 
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I want to remove my spoiler from my EF XR8 but am concerned about the holes that the bolts will leave. As it has only been resprayed 2 years ago, I dont want to bog it and resparay. Is there a simple way to get round this?
saw a guy use rubber bungs looked like s**t but thats what he used till it got bogged...i see your from my old home town..good old INVERELL...bit bloody cold there this time of year

 

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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:48 pm 
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You cant just bog them up anyway, they need to be welded - which on the thin boot cheet metal surface isnt the easiest thing to do and the heats can easily become too much for it and get small ripples in it which show after paint..

The reason im yet to do it, costs so bloody much unless you can find someone with perfect boot lid to swap with you.

 

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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:54 pm 
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You cant just bog them up anyway, they need to be welded - which on the thin boot cheet metal surface isnt the easiest thing to do and the heats can easily become too much for it and get small ripples in it which show after paint..

The reason im yet to do it, costs so bloody much unless you can find someone with perfect boot lid to swap with you.
i'll ask the bloke exactly how he did his, his brothers a panel beater/spray painter...

 

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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:29 pm 
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Easiest answer: get another boot lid.

 

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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:29 pm 
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What colour car you got Matthew?
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:37 am 
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:47 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
white


should be easy to match up with a good boot from another car...

 

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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:44 pm 
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I'll swap you

 

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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:51 pm 
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just swap boots
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:15 pm 
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i wanna do the same, anyone want a herritage green ELXR wing?

 

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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:04 pm 
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get some plugs and paint them white

 

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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:41 pm 
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my mate took his spoiler off got the holes welded and they resprayed the whole boot lid and lkooks fine now looks perfect no signs that there ever was a spoiler on it

 

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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:48 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
i wanna do the same, anyone want a herritage green ELXR wing?


Reef Green Clsoe enough??? :lol: :lol:
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