UK boot holes

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KarlBristol
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UK boot holes

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Well when I de-badged my car there were two holes in the boot lid for the locating pins. I couldn't afford to have it patched up and a rear re-spray at the time so I covered it with a TRD badge.

I will eventually have it professionally filled and sprayed although it will cost some serious cash. So whilst bored and flicking through eBay I found this badge which will be very fitting given the new engine and I'm tempted to give it a whirl...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Self-Adhesive ... 0ca&_uhb=1

Question is - will it fit and cover the holes?
What distance apart are the holes?

What have other people stuck there in place of the original badge?

:thumleft:
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aj.extreme
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Re: UK boot holes

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Don't do it, looks a bit ricer to me, people will know you've a 6 cylinder in there by the noise :thumleft:

Have a crack at filling the holes yourself and spray it. Should cost no more than £30 in bits and a days work
jasongtr
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Re: UK boot holes

Post by jasongtr »

+1

each to their own but i think the badge looks cheap and nasty, if you have metalic paint get a pro to do it as blending it in will stick out more than leaving the holes there, if you have solid paint it will be pretty easy to get a decent finish
KarlBristol
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Re: UK boot holes

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aj.extreme wrote:Don't do it, looks a bit ricer to me, people will know you've a 6 cylinder in there by the noise :thumleft:

Have a crack at filling the holes yourself and spray it. Should cost no more than £30 in bits and a days work


Your probably right :-k

I will just leave it until I can afford to have the back professionally sorted out and resprayed. I need to have the aerial hole filled properly anyway :thumleft:
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craig
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Re: UK boot holes

Post by craig »

I'd leave the TRD badge on there mate till you can get the holes filled. Probably around £200 for the boot filled and painted.
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