Styling bad boy bonnets

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Styling bad boy bonnets

best way is to get a bodyshop to weld a panel on and shape to fit it. Dont know on the cost tho!

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AFAIK and have found...its not the painting thats the hard part...its the welding!!!. If I can find a red bonnet cheaply (Racing Red 131- Old colour!) i'll consider giving it a crack!!

Arse

Arse

Faded red anyone?
 
either you have the metal going over the headlights or recess the headlights or a combination of the two.to be honest if you have to ask then you probably dont have the skills,its a complicated job and i think you'll just have to give it a go as we seem to just use the bodyshop methodB)

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Well, I dunno. but Id say get two bits of sheet steel around 2mm thick or the nearest to the same thickness as in the bonnet...

Cut them to the same profile.. Remove the paint around 10mm around the weld site.. clean it with meths and get it totally clean. Weld the new plates in. Prime, Spray and Lacquer as before. Be sure to TCut the area to blend the new in with the old..

Do it with the bonnet off the car...

(Disclaimer - I Hold no responsibility for your actions, my advice is untested)

Best advice is get some metal and use your 'ead a bit:D:D

I really doubt it can be that hard!!



Arse

Faded red anyone?
 
hey up, i work at a bog standard car garage and, we've done that kind of thing to a number of cars, i'm sure a local garage near you will be able to do it aswell if ya get stuck.

fast track cinque
 
Oh yes...the Cinq bonnet can be shifted forward (the bolt holes are ovalized) and there is another set of holes (i think). The bonnet will need shifting forward. Didnt think of that one...

Isnt the whole point of a Bad Boy to cover the lights slightly?

Arse

Faded red anyone?
 
The bonnet will need shifting forward to clear the lights or else the badboy bit weill bulge over the lights, looking crap.

I wouldnt attempt a badboy bonnet myself with my bonnet, get one from scrap yard and have a trial run, if you mess it up you can take it to a garage for them to finish off, then all you need to do is get the mounts lined up properly.

Its about £200 to do it, including a bonnet re-spray.

Matt

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Yes I understand that much...Im going to try and find a bonnet on the cheap, and do it to that..might actually try and completely alter the way it fixes to the car (Mad idea), but a forward tilt bonnet would be sweet..if not impossible with a badboy...

s**t. Im contradicting myself on every word...help im becoming Donald Rumsfeld.



Arse

Faded red anyone?
 
one cheap way of getting the badboy effect cheaply an hassle free is the eyebrow approach. as when hav u ever sin a badboy with his eyelids smoothed completely into his forhead?? i think a distinkt separation isnt too bad
 
?? [8)] WTF.

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im getting my bad boy done on monday, I will let u know how it turns out.

I dont no wot they are planning on doing but if they drop the bonnet forward it will leave a gap up the top which may look a bit silly, mite get them to blend the gap in so it would look like normal.

give me 2 weeks and i should have pics up by then

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