Advice/Progress Thread, update on pg4, 5/26/10 Options

[808celica]

lolz must've been a long time then. next one is toys 4 tots nov. 28. CCO is coming out (who ever isnt deployed) and everyone in the toy family would be G to have another 6 there.

I wanna say the trims just pops off, but then i dont know if they'll reusable after than. when ever you have free time lmk and i'll call up the guys and we'll do up your car. we had a paint correction day on herosblade(my cousin's car) now its whiter and out shines my car i'm prolly the closest help too HAhahaha since all theses guys aren't in paradise

[captb]

shoots. ill help rep the 6g's.

thanks for the help i know im gonna need it. ill let you know when i got some free time and we can work something out. are the other guys active on this site too?

Dont remember if i complimented your car but its pretty sexy.. and im fricken in love with ur rims.

[CastrolCelica]

I took off the driver and passenger weather stripping. It's on a track that you just pull off. Leave it hanging on there by the corner (don't rip it off from the corner!) and just unscrew the track from the frame of the car, with the weather stripping attached by the corner that it's fastened to.


As far as the back passenger and driver's trim, I didn't take mine off. All I did was tape around it. There's a HUGE gap there, and it was easy for my paint shop to get in there with the spray gun. In fact, there's a lot of "hard plasticy" trim that you really don't need to take off. It all depends on how good of a taper you are really.

[808celica]

I took off the driver and passenger weather stripping. It's on a track that you just pull off. Leave it hanging on there by the corner (don't rip it off from the corner!) and just unscrew the track from the frame of the car, with the weather stripping attached by the corner that it's fastened to.


As far as the back passenger and driver's trim, I didn't take mine off. All I did was tape around it. There's a HUGE gap there, and it was easy for my paint shop to get in there with the spray gun. In fact, there's a lot of "hard plasticy" trim that you really don't need to take off. It all depends on how good of a taper you are really.

He needs to take them off cuz of rust

shoots. ill help rep the 6g's.

thanks for the help i know im gonna need it. ill let you know when i got some free time and we can work something out. are the other guys active on this site too?

Dont remember if i complimented your car but its pretty sexy.. and im fricken in love with ur rims.

Herosblade, 808celica2damaxx, and Luka are the current active ones. Japanboi is MIA. the rest is i dunno How ever i did see that vert that's registered under hawaii, Alas side.

[trdproven]

getting anything big and heavy shipped to hawaii IS GAY!!!!!! Aww man that sucks wanna take a pic and post up? I really should go get a 6gc shell to cut and fool around with.

Imagine all the parts I bought in my profile, and Guam is farther away from the mainland than hawaii is. I hate being on an island sometimes.

[captb]

I've been pretty smomped lately so all the repair material is just sitting in my room. But i did have time to take a few pictures of the heavily damaged area.

Above Window Trim:


Should i remove the trim for repair?

Left Door:





Right Door:






As you can see the damage is pretty bad on the inside but is not visible from the outside. So, Are these doors beyond repair?

[808celica]

Hoooooooooo!!! seriously?!?!?!?! im like right next to the water and my car is fine X___X Now we HAVE to have a 6gc meet at your place. Bubble rust SUCKS!!!!! I got 1 bottle if Rust Treatment from Napa ($18) I'll bring over, was gonna use it for the ol' gen1 but i decided i'm going have to cut, shape, and weld in some places. Lmk man I'll call everyone out

[captb]

Dont want to start a knew thread for this but can anyone confirm that the doors on a coupe are the same as a convertible. more specifically, a 94 gt coupe vs a 96 convertible?

[808celica]

coupe and vert is the same just one has no roof at a point Hahah

[captb]

coupe and vert is the same just one has no roof at a point Hahah

nice. just saved myself $130.

oh, question bout the meet on nov 28. is it cool if i meet up with you guys after 12. i got military sticker so getting in shouldnt be a problem. i got stuff to take care of before that.

[808celica]

its cool we'll be a Kbay base

[captb]

Bump... Please read edited first post.

[freddy121389]

i recently just got a toms lip, repaired it and painted it, it ran me around 350$. I bought it for 160$, bought some urethane bumper repair for about 30$. Then took it to a local auto body shop and had it painted for 180$.

End Result Tom's Lip

Personally I wouldn't buy a toms lip in 2 pieces, the work that you would have to put in to make that look like 1 piece again is just too much work. Just wait that's what I did. Just post WTB's on the buying forum on here and im sure soon someone will jump on it.

This post has been edited by freddy121389: Nov 26, 2009 - 1:26 PM

[808celica]

200 shipped for a cut toms?? hmm where you gonna bring it, to get re-fiberglassed??

[captb]

200 shipped for a cut toms?? hmm where you gonna bring it, to get re-fiberglassed??

Yup. $200 shipped to hawaii. You think i can handle it on my own?

And freddy, im more worried about cost rather than time. How long did it take you to repair yours? i mean, were you able to repair it in one day and prep it on the second day? And how did it turn out in the end, before you took it to the shop for paint? was it decent looking?

Pls let me know guys. i have to say yes or no in 24hrs. Thanks again.

[freddy121389]

i posted a pic, you do not want to use bondo or fiberglass fixer, considering its urethane. Bondo won't last and isn't very flexible. I went to a local paint store here called redshaw and i told them what i needed and they sold me a caulking like tube filled with urethane bumper fixer but that was only because of cracks. With it split in half you will have to plastic weld it and it won't look the same or hold that well considering plastic welding isn't good either but it's the only way to fix it. Nothing else would hold it. IMHO I wouldn't buy it in two pieces way to much work and you'll find that nothing will hold it together considering its directly in the middle and having the most stress it could have on either side. It'll slowly crack and wear over time. You need it to be flexible.

[captb]

i posted a pic, you do not want to use bondo or fiberglass fixer, considering its urethane. Bondo won't last and isn't very flexible. I went to a local paint store here called redshaw and i told them what i needed and they sold me a caulking like tube filled with urethane bumper fixer but that was only because of cracks. With it split in half you will have to plastic weld it and it won't look the same or hold that well considering plastic welding isn't good either but it's the only way to fix it. Nothing else would hold it. IMHO I wouldn't buy it in two pieces way to much work and you'll find that nothing will hold it together considering its directly in the middle and having the most stress it could have on either side. It'll slowly crack and wear over time. You need it to be flexible.

wouldnt the middle receive the least deflection and stress as it is sitting on the bumper?

I really appreciate the advice. im just a little concerned because im almost certain i cant get the lip as one piece because of shipping to hawaii. and i really want a tom's lip.

[azian_advanced]

if you buy from jdm-pro-tokyo on ebay, he will ship it in one piece and through normal postal services.. not sure how he does it but that's how i got mine. he had a couple a little while ago but he doesn't seem to have any at the moment.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Nov 27, 2009 - 1:36 AM

[captb]

if you buy from jdm-pro-tokyo on ebay, he will ship it in one piece and through normal postal services.. not sure how he does it but that's how i got mine. he had a couple a little while ago but he doesn't seem to have any at the moment.

Thanks for the heads up. he actually has one on sale but its a bit on the pricey side. how much did you pay for yours or how much do you think its worth? and i guess i will have to wait a little longer and keep an eye out for an uncut one. let me know if you see anything.

[captb]

k, i've been really busy with school so havent gotten much done. i got replacement doors in my garage and will have alot more time to dedicate on the car during winter break. anyways, i wanted to get comments and suggestions on my plans. so with the extra door i will be cutting out small pieces to weld to cover the spoiler holes and antenna i will be deleting but was wondering if the same process will work for the rust bubble.

i am planning to cut around the rust bubble and use a portion of the door to weld on. so my question is how practical will this be? im not sure what it will look like with the trim removed and was questioning if i would have access to reaching under the metal. meaning, if i couldnt reach under the newly welded piece then it would be just the plain metal, and again more suseptable to rust. am i correct?

also, does anyone know how to remove the side rear window trim. i think its glued on but if i pry, i might destroy it and if i heat it then id most likely warp it. any suggestions on removing it?