well some may know that ive bought a little plate so i started my bootlid tioday please bare in mind a long way to go but going to post all my progress and yes its been done by myself . but every step i will be asking if good from my paintshop mate who hasnt got time to do it so im going for the square with a little angle so not quite OEM shape but a nice angle and squared off . as im not good enuf to do original shape so would rather have it perfect squared and a little angle than a **** bodge job trying to get perfect OEM angles which im sure you will agree..

progress so far after 3 hours and alot of fannying about

standard lid firstly sanded ready for welding

second make a piece to fit not quite flush as will need a level of filler

then the second metal p[iece made by copying the other sides shape

then lined up to check plate fitted and alot of ajustment needed but for 3 hours and in reality an hours worth of graft its well under way

Good work Deano, you're making sharp progress with this car!

Couldn't you have simply just placed the new shaped number-plate in place of the original.??

thanks mate i like to get it done hate having loads of jobs waiting to be done and

giandoug what do you mean the original shape but fills the shape? similar to the new jag type?

i didnt want that tbh i wanted somthing diffrent and theres nothing better than doing it yourself and seeing the finished outcome

looking good so far mate i wouldnt have the balls to attempt something like that lol

thanks mate well tbh the boot cost me £30 so its worth trying and im going quite well so far. i thought it would be hard but its not as difficuklt as i thought tbh.

and doing it meself a get a better satisfaction granted not OEM lines like i wanted but done by myself so feels better on finished product

Nice work! See you bought a spare boot to do it on, good thinking. Lines look great they do have the oem about them i think. Looking forward to see it smoothed and sprayed. You getting rid of the skoda badge aswell?

Looks like its coming along well, looking forward to seeing the end result!

Nice work! See you bought a spare boot to do it on, good thinking. Lines look great they do have the oem about them i think. Looking forward to see it smoothed and sprayed. You getting rid of the skoda badge aswell?

thanks mate yeah i noticed that it had slight ones it was by pure mistake but im gunna say i meant it lol

as for badge ive got the silver outlined on so either that , flush it or ive got somthing in mind to try but dunno if itl be cheesy thinking about hollowing out the original badge it came with leaving the skoda outline and adding a breaklight behind to show skoda logo

I'd smooth the badge over mate, at least with the locating pins removed from the badge you could still place one on the back in future

may be a plan mate goin to try a few ideas but that looks like the main one tbh

Nice one buddy, something different eh

thanks mate yeah i like trying to be diffrent

I like that deano, not something I'd do to my car but it s good practice though..

thanks its defnitly a rare mod either marmite hate it or love it its diffrent and done right with the correct plate will look good for me anyway not ott just enough escpecially with my metal pressed plate should be good

few more pics of progress spot welds in to secure seem welding next and filled boot badge holes ready for smoothing

Edited 5 February, 201313 yr by Big deano

Nice one. Whats your everyday job deano if you dont mind me asking?

im an engineer mate and on weekends a doorman but i got paid off last year so out of work during the day so me doormans wage keeping me afloat for now lol

im no metal worker or good at welding but quite good with me hands ( no gay or sexual pun intended there lol)

Where abouts do you do the doors?

sunderland mate got offered a job in newcastle just waiting on it more money

Cool, im an engineer aswell. Im a lathe op mainly with some milling in a mix of manual and cnc, also do abit of maintenance. Funny enough i used to work security aswell.

sunderland mate got offered a job in newcastle just waiting on it more money

I work Newcastle whenever they're short like, mostly at the Gay Scene!.... It's interesting to say the least!

He was going to ask for free entry, but since finding out you work on the gay scene... :p

Cool, im an engineer aswell. Im a lathe op mainly with some milling in a mix of manual and cnc, also do abit of maintenance. Funny enough i used to work security aswell.

im a mechanical fitter mainly its a small world lol

I work Newcastle whenever they're short like, mostly at the Gay Scene!.... It's interesting to say the least!

haha a bet it is mate at least theres not too much trouble

He was going to ask for free entry, but since finding out you work on the gay scene... :p

haha free drinks and free entry mate gay or not well worth it lol

right welds flushed and smc added for smoothing and final stages before paint getting a little excited now for the finished product lol like a kid in a candy shop...

once this is done front bumper smoothing with a little twist a cut out for a small reg plate as if its m,eant to be there and not just stuck on