Best products to fill trunk holes?

Post by **fluidmotion** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:15 am

So, I want to take the spoiler off my car and I was wondering what the best products would be to use.

Also, if anyone knows what brand paint would be best for a maroon S14. I expect the dealership to charge a lot for touch up paint.

Post by **IveBeenBad** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:20 am

don't use anything less than fiberglass reinforced body filler

Post by **AZhitman** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:23 am

I just had my trunk lid holes filled / smoothed.

Best if you go to a body shop. They welded in discs of metal, ground down the welds and smoothed with a tiny skim of Bondo... Looks perfect.

Post by **240marcuSX** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:25 am

about how much did that cost you greg? if you dont mind my asking. you think even maaco could handle something like that??

Post by **rico05** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:27 am

I used Bondo and that crappy mesh stuff that comes with it. The big hole has been punched in about 5 times now. I have duct tape covering it as we speak. Get it done right, or be ghetto like me!

Post by **fluidmotion** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:18 pm

yea... I wasn't expecting to spend much, but I guess might as well do it right the first time around. How much would a reasonable price be for a body shop to get this done?

Post by **95nismo240** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:36 pm

welding the holes then smoothing out with polyester putty is the only way the holes should be filled.

Post by **JohnCantDRFT** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:46 pm

go to autozone and buy that fiberglass repair kit for like ten bucks and sand it smooth. thats what i did. then i painted it flat black. the sanding was the hardest part.

Post by **Ajax** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:11 pm

Is that a certain hand signal on your bumper?

Post by **DanCouga** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:20 pm

That is so other driver's know he performs illegal lane changes at a moments notice.

Post by **chickentendah** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:28 pm

It's the shocker!

Post by **240marcuSX** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:28 pm

that symbol is to let people know that if they ever meet him they should shake whichever one of his hands has the least dexterity.

Post by **Spec-R** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:30 pm

looks like the

Ajax wrote:Is that a certain hand signal on your bumper?

SHOKA(shoker) to me. i was watching some one of those ebay dvd about drifintng and imports, and the jap guys at R-magic, the rotory tunning place, were standing there and saying SHOKA!!! for like 5 min.

Post by **NIGHTfall_240sx** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:25 pm

Post by **Battousai4884** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:29 pm

Maaco charges about $75 to fix holes and paint.... in case u guys wanna sway that way. A friend of mine got it done and was satisfied.

Post by **240DRFT** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:41 pm

i just took off my spoiler on my hatch and temporarily hot glue balls and packaging tape are plugging the holes

Post by **fluidmotion** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:45 pm

haha, I guess whatever keeps it from rusting will do for a temporary fix :-p

Post by **AZhitman** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:06 pm

I paid $100 for the bodywork and $100 for the repaint.

Well worth it - it's perfect.

Post by **JohnCantDRFT** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:01 am

NIGHTfall_240sx wrote:

awesome. i wanted to get one of these cause i wanna hold it out while im drifting

Post by **jchilders04** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:29 pm

i got mine done for free...kinda...my good friend is a welder and he tack welded some small discks in there ground em down, bondo 'd em, and then i got the whole car painted by another friend of mine ..=) looks good now

Post by **illreaxion** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:05 am

I used plastic caps for the time being...serves me well since i dont have money for getting them filled as of yet.

Post by **Camel** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:34 am

How about buying a used trunk without the holes? I am surprised no one offered that up.

Post by **fluidmotion** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:06 am

yup, that's true, a used trunk would be great... but you'd have to find someone with the same color trunk, unless your planning on repainting the whole car again.

Post by **One_SideWays_S15** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:30 pm

BONDO BONDO BONDO!!!!!!

Post by **Camel** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:34 am

fluidmotion wrote:yup, that's true, a used trunk would be great... but you'd have to find someone with the same color trunk, unless your planning on repainting the whole car again.

UUUUHHHHHHHHHH..........You could just have the trunk sprayed.

Post by **sticky240** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:52 pm

dont mean to be offtopic but what exhaust is that JohnCantDRFT?

oh and I will be taking off the spoiler on my hatch in a day or two. Plan to use some electrical tape for the time being and then getting it coverd properly. w00t! 4 ghetto

Post by **illreaxion** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:47 pm

^^

yo you could use what I am using. go to like the local pep boys/autozone/murrays or whatnot and get plastic fasteners, you know the ones that hold in your interior? just get the big ones, and you can line the inside with electrical tape til the time being. I dont get any leaks at all, seems to work. I got the idea from a buddy of mine who de-winged his integra type-r.

Post by **JohnCantDRFT** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:11 pm

sticky240 wrote:dont mean to be offtopic but what exhaust is that JohnCantDRFT?

its just a custom dual exhaust with a 2 1/2 inch piping.

back to topic... i still think cheapest and most awesome looking is the fiberglass repair kit and flat black rattle can spray paint

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