Front bumper number plate recess

[langy88]

I want to move my number plate or get a shortened plate and was just wondering how you would go about filling the recess?

[blackvtrt]

plastic welded

[langy88]

Ummm yeah I don't exactly know what it is/how to do it. Explanation would be great.
I think your following me mate haha

[jeffchiz]

well to get rid of the recess you weld in plastic in the recess, only get a professional to do it though, also you need to cut the top bit of the recess of to as it sticks up and isnt flush with the bumper

[langy88]

:( do you know of any where that i can get it done and cost?

[jeffchiz]

you can see this one hasnt been done properly as you can see the top edge of the recess where it hasnt been cut back
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/100_1133.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/100_1138.jpg
still looks good just not been done 100% right

and best bet go to a body shop and ask them

[langy88]

see what you mean.

Do you know of any small bits of body work smoothing i can do now it getting rainy?

[jeffchiz]

tbh id leave all bodywork to the pros, i had a go at smoothing my fogs on my front bumper and my exhaust recess on my rear bumper, but i didnt plastic weld any of it so it was just going to crack so i just got it done professionally, by all means get some tatty bumpers from scrappy and give it a go

[langy88]

Ive had a look at your progress and where did you get you work done? specialised shop or just a body shop

[jeffchiz]

adamleese off here did it all for me :y:

[wassy78]

you can see this one hasnt been done properly as you can see the top edge of the recess where it hasnt been cut back
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/100_1133.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/100_1138.jpg
still looks good just not been done 100% right

and best bet go to a body shop and ask them

bugger wish i did that to mine now looks like back to the filler :)

[langy88]

I soooo want this done!!!

[wassy78]

after much thought .....NOT im def doing it :) but making sure its all smooth at top just need to think where going to put plate .....any ideas people ?

[jeffchiz]

after much thought .....NOT im def doing it :) but making sure its all smooth at top just need to think where going to put plate .....any ideas people ?

lol im glad i had such an input in to your build haha a few people put them in front of the grille in the bumper or put some window suckers on it and stick it to your window lol

[wassy78]

i thought about window lol just wish you put this up the other day when painted it lol have to start again now lol ... oh well be worth it

[swampy]

this is what my 306 looked like after id had it done, and yep it was cracking but a caot of flexi filler sorted that

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/fcs07/fcs07009.jpg


and my front number plate


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/fcs07/fcs07013.jpg


i did also have a standered size plate, which i had bracket made up for, basicaly got one of those number plate surrounds, drilled four holes in and screws it threw to some strips of steel, the steel then had bend on it which sat under the bottom of the bumper and was screwed in to the bottom of the bumper

so at shows etc it was four screws to give the front the clean look

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/odds/S4020497.jpg

and with the standered plate in place


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/swampys16/odds/S4020500.jpg

other areas smoothed included the locks and the wing repeaters

[HARTLEYVTR]

is it illegal to have plates in front window or plate sticker

[langy88]

It's ment to be but you can talk you way out if you get pulled

[jafcc18]

had a word with the local bodyshop lad to me and he says he would plastic weld an old number plate to the recess and fibre filler the rest then filler then stopper over the top then (for the people who say it will crack,,,, he says he would re-enforce the back with other old bumper plastic welded to the backing to thicken the bumper, i.e making it less likely to flex hope it helps and btw plastic welding is very very easy!!! just need a soldering iron and a steady hand and lots of patients hope it helps josh

[Wile0ut]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzkAgs5GVY

get 1 of them for ya plate ;)

[wassy78]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzkAgs5GVY

get 1 of them for ya plate ;)

GRRRRR NO DONT GET ONE ....:( cos i have lol