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: R53 Scoop flew off - *Cheap repair*


iddrew
Apr 14th, 2012, 12:42 PM
Hi Guys,

So about a week or 2 ago i was driving, and all of a sudden, something smacks my windscreen, making a huge noise and giving me a fright in the process. Anyways, it flew behind me and banged and scraped to the ground.

I managed to pick the scoop up, but it was trashed. paint was all scratched, it had a dent, and all the plastic mounting clips where broken. I went to the stealers and the asked me for Eur250 :O :O :O No way i was gna pay that kind of money, so i decided to try and find a fix myself.

In the end, i decided to drill holes where the mounting points on the hood go, and bolt it down. Also, instead of respraying it, i decided to wrap it in a fake 'Carbon Fiber' vinyl. It's not perfect, but i think for now at least it's not that bad.

Attached are some pics of how it looks. I hope you like it :)

Regards,
Andrew

iddrew
Apr 16th, 2012, 07:24 AM
Any suggestions as to what i can improve?

3bars
Apr 16th, 2012, 01:25 PM
Paint the bolt heads black, then it'd be perfect!!!:D

iddrew
Apr 16th, 2012, 09:25 PM
Thanks 3bars! I'll do that tomorrow and upload a few pics, see the difference :)

minicore
Apr 17th, 2012, 08:51 AM
Nice fix!

I quite like it with the contrasting bolts... looks kinda like it's meant to be like that. :D

iddrew
Apr 17th, 2012, 01:40 PM
Hi Minicore,

Thanks for replying :)

I'm trying to take a decision, if i should paint the bolts black as 3bars suggested, or leave them as they are to contrast as you suggested!

I think for now i'll leave them as they are .

Thanks everyone :)

Regards,
Andrew