Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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Ok I'm on a weight saving mission at the moment and have found someone who can supply a fiberglass bonnet, front wings and tailgate for my 206. Add perspex windows to the equation and there should be a fair bit of weight removed.
My only concern is the tailgate. At the moment it has been made for a flush boot, which to be honest I'm not overly keen on.
Avert your eyes from the horrific amount of exhaust tailpipes and look at the tailgate.
At the moment it's clearly in an unfinished state and needs to be tidied up.
Now here's my question because I have very little knowledge of what bodyshops can achieve.
A pic of my car for reference to the question below...
Do you think a bodyshop could cut the edges of the tailgate to follow the line of the rear lights? and also fit a number plate recess into the fiberglass tailgate very much like how my tailgate is now?
Thanks
Tim
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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yeah, can easily be done, if u could find a kind of recess made out of fiberglass like the one on ur metal boot then it can simply be cut out and stuck in/on.
or why not get a recess put into the middle of the bumper and move the fog light lower?
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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for the money it would cost to do that work to that f/glass tailgate the wieght svaing would be minimal. use your orginal tailgate with the perspex window. not that heavy. hollow it up a bit.
the f/glass tialgate could be finsihed the way you want but would be a bit of a bollox to do and leave nice and would be adding more weight to it etc etc. then youve got the maintenance of f/glass also.. stick to the metal...
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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Fill your car with helium balloons 
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