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[miniclubmaan]

hiya

im having a smooth front on my mini ( no front bumper )
and im thinking about doing the back smooth too, by having the bit where the rear chrome bumper bolts on removed and having it nice an smooth ??

i need a new rear valance fitted anyway and i think if i have a smooth front and then have it standard rear looking with the rear chrome bumper i thought it might look a bit out of place ?? so i thought i might as well get it done now before its sprayed and its to late

has anyone got an opinions on this and pictures of other minis with the smooth bit at the back

cheers

[mighty mini jack]

Hey, check out panelbeaterpeters projects i know he has done it

[Tomf]

Here is mine

[fishey798]

And mine:

[miniclubmaan]

Here is mine

nice mate loving the rear fog

[miniclubmaan]

And mine:

this is exactly what i was looking for : )

i love it because i needed a picutre of it done to like how i want mine and i needed to make my mind up today as my car is 99% ready to be sprayed last thing to do is the rear valance

and my car is get sprayed black and this picture has made me because i love it and the seem is defanly cuming off
what black is that ?? mines goin panther black
cheers mate
be nice to see it from the front ??? aswell mate : ) mines a clubby urs is probaly a round nose

[analogue_radio]

If was going to do the same, how would I go about it? rear valance needs replacing anyway.

[miniclubmaan]

If was going to do the same, how would I go about it? rear valance needs replacing anyway.

what are u on about ?

[analogue_radio]

Replacing the rear valance & smoothing it out.

That's what this thread is about right..?

[miniclubmaan]

Replacing the rear valance & smoothing it out.

That's what this thread is about right..?

yeh mate what was you saying about it ? i didnt get what ya said

basicaly i wanted to remove the seem but ddint think i could afford to but the man whos spraying my car said it needs a new rear valance so i thought well if his welding a new one of them on il get him to tak the seem off while his there.

[analogue_radio]

Ah yeah mate, I was just saying when I replace my rear valance & boot floor I'd like to smooth it out whilst I'm there, so what would I do, does it need strengthening at all?

I'd cut the old one off, weld the new one on, grind out the seam and that's it?

[Ro8bieg]

you would cut the old one off, weld the new one on like you normally would with the seam on then cut small sections out of the seam and seam weld it, then cut out some more then weld etc... then shape with filler.

Edited by Ro8bieg, 19 May 2008 - 12:58 PM.

[miniclubmaan]

Ah yeah mate, I was just saying when I replace my rear valance & boot floor I'd like to smooth it out whilst I'm there, so what would I do, does it need strengthening at all?

I'd cut the old one off, weld the new one on, grind out the seam and that's it?

well said robbie
panelbeaterpeter has got a bit on his project page and some picture on how to remove it

[fishey798]

Glad you like it! Its called jet black, here is a pic from the front, its a bit dirty in this one though!

[Tomf]

Here is mine

nice mate loving the rear fog

Cheers mate Yea i couldnt think of a nice place to put the pog light an that just seemed to go there well.

The rear vallance on mine is acctually fiberglass, i had to weld the boot hinge panel to the boot floor, then i just bolted the vallance in place and filled the gap.