Structural Braces Under Bonnet And Boot Lid Etc.

[Jesseb369]

Hey fellow mates. I was just wanting to ask a question about the braces under the bonnet and boot lid and how the adhesive the factory uses to fuse or glue the two together. It is like a hard porus crappy adhesive that had just crumbled away.

 

I want to know if I could you sikaflex or something to make a new join between the two ( Brace and Boot lid etc ) and if that would be good enough for years and years?

 

Or what you have used and what you recommend.

[ninja-philbo]

I'm interisted to know what people have used, as i have a sub in my boot and have it turned down to the point of it being useless due to rattles.

[cuzzo]

Id use sikaflex too

[TRD ke70]

This sounds dodgy, but Selleys liquid nails!!!

 

It's cheaper than sikaflex and once it drys(24 hrs)it's hangs on!!

[ninja-philbo]

my boot lip spoiler was held on my liquid nails lol pulled it off, but along came all the paint with it.. :blinks: :blinks:

[TRD ke70]

Yeah i was surprised when i first used it how good it hung on.

 

Now i use it on anything that needs stuck down.

The mesh on the stone tray of our rally car is held on using it, as well as the roof vent.

Fantastic stuff!!

[B.L.Z.BUB]

That stuff is insane strong. I it used on my car to fill a small gap when I was out of bog and went to sand it and needed an angle grinder.

[love ke70]

i used sikaflex, cause its polyurethane it allows more movement.

 

but i can see the point to using liquid nails.

 

just use something strongly sticky, and stack some heavy books, blocks, bricks on top for a day to make sure its hard down and you will be right :D

[rolla13bt]

i used sikaflex, cause its polyurethane it allows more movement.

 

but i can see the point to using liquid nails.

 

just use something strongly sticky, and stack some heavy books, blocks, bricks on top for a day to make sure its hard down and you will be right :abuse:

 

thats a bad idea. if your filling the gap between the bonnet and boot bracing don't put weight on the skin to close the gap between the two. it will be all warped and f@$ked once dry.

[ninja-philbo]

well i get sikaflex free from work so i mite use it

[Jesseb369]

yeah i was gonna say :abuse:

 

I wouldn't load books on the skin of it. Would set and be warped as hell!

 

It's either sikaflex or liquid nails. Sikaflex has some give in it though. So maybe sikaflex!

[love ke70]

yeah i was gonna say :abuse:

 

I wouldn't load books on the skin of it. Would set and be warped as hell!

 

It's either sikaflex or liquid nails. Sikaflex has some give in it though. So maybe sikaflex!

 

are you speaking from experience?

 

i did it without a drama...

 

YMMV

[greenmac80]

i agree with the warping. i've looked at doing this myself and if i was to squeeze it all tight together it would warp the panel and look shite.

[Fat Bastard Customs]

y couldnt u just support the bonnet on the skin at the far edges or corners and then stack a few books on the bracing with the bonnet upside down? Makes sense 2 me

[altezzaclub]

I laid the bonnet upside down on the lawn and stuck the odd brick on the frame to pre-load it.

 

I used liquid nails but it slowly vibrated off so its been replaced recently by silicon.