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Ben
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Has anyone had the privilege of watching anyone do a smoothed boot? I have a couple of Q's about it, as I am considering doing most of the work myself.
The metal plate which is welded in, can it simply be flat, or should I try to curve it more to the tailgate profile-so as to use less filler?
Do I cut the plate a little too big and try and fit it ‘inside the tailgate and then weld it in, or try to make it exactly the same size as the original hole and weld it/grind until flat?
Is it best to weld a full seem all the way around the panel, or tack it on in a few places to it ‘floats' a little tiny bit?
What is the best sort of filler for this job?
I have seen this item, http://www.dragon.istore.pl/sklep,405,11063858,93428164215676,03,,en-eur,57998,0.html, posted by nico, but unless it is actually curved to match the tailgate, cant see the point in buying it. I just plan to take the rear handle out and make a template from that and file until it fits.
Any help appreciated,
Cheers,
Ben.
The metal plate which is welded in, can it simply be flat, or should I try to curve it more to the tailgate profile-so as to use less filler?
Do I cut the plate a little too big and try and fit it ‘inside the tailgate and then weld it in, or try to make it exactly the same size as the original hole and weld it/grind until flat?
Is it best to weld a full seem all the way around the panel, or tack it on in a few places to it ‘floats' a little tiny bit?
What is the best sort of filler for this job?
I have seen this item, http://www.dragon.istore.pl/sklep,405,11063858,93428164215676,03,,en-eur,57998,0.html, posted by nico, but unless it is actually curved to match the tailgate, cant see the point in buying it. I just plan to take the rear handle out and make a template from that and file until it fits.
Any help appreciated,
Cheers,
Ben.
