Easiest way to fill in holes from a wing

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Mar 13, 2007 | 04:34 PM

LilJoe

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Easiest way to fill in holes from a wing

A friend of mine is selling his tC, which has a pretty decent wing on it.....whats the cheapest/easiest/proper way to fill the holes left from mounting

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Mar 13, 2007 | 04:36 PM

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Easiest/cheapest = chewed gum and cigarette butts.

Proper way = have a bodyshop do it.

Mar 13, 2007 | 04:39 PM

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lol i was about to say that. a friend of mine bought some caps for the holes, but it looks tacky, just fill it with bondo, and paint it

Mar 13, 2007 | 04:40 PM

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how much to have a shop do it?
any guesses

Mar 13, 2007 | 04:46 PM

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paint some screw covers and pop them in.

Mar 13, 2007 | 04:48 PM

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well, considering he's selling it, it would be a good idea to be done properly.....just curious for an outta the shop estimate

Mar 13, 2007 | 04:54 PM

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idk how much it would cost

Mar 13, 2007 | 05:27 PM

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The right way is to strip the trunklid, spot weld to fill in the holes, sand welds, spot putty with a skim coat and paint to match...$5-800.

Mar 13, 2007 | 06:43 PM

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^was gonna say something to the effect

trying to bondo those holes is like trying to bondo holes in a piece of hole-punched paper... you need some reinforcement from beneath

Mar 13, 2007 | 06:51 PM

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I removed my pedestal spoiler from my car, the local body shop was going to charge me $600. So i just bought a carbon fiber trunk instead. Plus the guy told me that even with the welding done that the spot where the holes used to be may cave in.

Mar 13, 2007 | 10:24 PM

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CF hatch would be awesome...

Mar 14, 2007 | 02:29 AM

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7 color led washer nozzle kit...

Mar 14, 2007 | 02:31 AM

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Would be much cheaper and effiecient to just put another spoiler on.

Mar 14, 2007 | 02:41 AM

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Would be much cheaper and effiecient to just put another spoiler on.

or keep the same one on.

Mar 14, 2007 | 02:42 AM

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Easiest: find someone with a same-color tC with no wing who likes your wing and is willing to trade entire trunk pieces.

Mar 14, 2007 | 02:50 AM

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Easiest: find someone with a same-color tC with no wing who likes your wing and is willing to trade entire trunk pieces.

That I didnt think of - good one.

Mar 14, 2007 | 02:04 PM

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by Andrew1782

Would be much cheaper and effiecient to just put another spoiler on.

or keep the same one on.

essentially like getting a stock one, and put it on over top of the holes?

Mar 14, 2007 | 03:02 PM

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The right way is to strip the trunklid, spot weld to fill in the holes, sand welds, spot putty with a skim coat and paint to match...$5-800.

500-800? Are you on crack? Having the holes filled and repainted should cost no more than 100-150 tops.

Mar 14, 2007 | 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MileHightC

The right way is to strip the trunklid, spot weld to fill in the holes, sand welds, spot putty with a skim coat and paint to match...$5-800.

500-800? Are you on crack? Having the holes filled and repainted should cost no more than 100-150 tops.

if he was on crack he would be using the chewing gum method and spending his money on crack.

Mar 14, 2007 | 07:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LilJoe

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Originally Posted by Andrew1782

Would be much cheaper and effiecient to just put another spoiler on.

or keep the same one on.

essentially like getting a stock one, and put it on over top of the holes?

Yeah pretty much. Check trdsparks.com for good pricing. Also, be sure to use a sealent on the edges inside of the holes and cap with slim rubber plugs before mounting the new spoiler. It would be lame when someone bought the car and there were bare holes sitting under it. Karma.....do the right thing!