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Get new sc300 trunk?
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Get new sc300 trunk?
Hi, my 98 sc300 has a spoiler and its starting to bug me. I thought about buying a wingless trunk but don't want to paint entire car because of a trunk. Please give me some advice of that thank you.
Last edited by Kaeiii; Jan 25, 2016 at 09:47 AM.
Option 1: Remove your spoiler and have a body shop shave/ paint your existing trunk
Option 2: Buy another trunk that's hopefully in good condition that matches your color
Option 3: Buy a carbon fiber trunk
Option 4: Buy another spoiler that covers the existing holes
Option 5: Leave it alone and buy a PS4 which will make you happier than a shaved trunk.
Option 2: Buy another trunk that's hopefully in good condition that matches your color
Option 3: Buy a carbon fiber trunk
Option 4: Buy another spoiler that covers the existing holes
Option 5: Leave it alone and buy a PS4 which will make you happier than a shaved trunk.
Thread Starter
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 27
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From: Ca
Option 1: Remove your spoiler and have a body shop shave/ paint your existing trunk
Option 2: Buy another trunk that's hopefully in good condition that matches your color
Option 3: Buy a carbon fiber trunk
Option 4: Buy another spoiler that covers the existing holes
Option 5: Leave it alone and buy a PS4 which will make you happier than a shaved trunk.
Option 2: Buy another trunk that's hopefully in good condition that matches your color
Option 3: Buy a carbon fiber trunk
Option 4: Buy another spoiler that covers the existing holes
Option 5: Leave it alone and buy a PS4 which will make you happier than a shaved trunk.
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I removed my rear spoiler because it weighs like 14 lbs. I simply used color match 3'' wide striping tape and traced around a nickel and cut and peeled. Place over holes, has been there over 2 yrs. with no problem. I would buy a carbon fiber if it were $200 or less.
You could also get some $5.00 body filler and fill in the holes, then purchase a 60" inch x 4'ft roll of decent looking 3M carbon fiber vinyl and overlay it. The total cost will be somewhere around $125-$140.
Could also go to a pick-n-pull and find a trunk. You may get lucky and find one that doesnt need paint, just a quick wash, decontamination, and polish. I found a hood in good condition at a junk yard and its on my car right now.
Also a body shop can stichweld the holes, sand it and paint the trunk to color match it. I had a body shop do that to fill all the holes from my badging so I could debadge my trunk and 3 years later you still cant tell where they were. No need to pain the entire car if you're just trying to patch holes. Or anything Tabaka said is a good option as well, a PS4 would be nice.
Also a body shop can stichweld the holes, sand it and paint the trunk to color match it. I had a body shop do that to fill all the holes from my badging so I could debadge my trunk and 3 years later you still cant tell where they were. No need to pain the entire car if you're just trying to patch holes. Or anything Tabaka said is a good option as well, a PS4 would be nice.
There is absolutely no need to paint an entire car for a trunk lid, they will paint match the trunk to the current pigment of the car. You cant just use your paint code on an older car or it wont match after all the years of being in the sun. I was quoted $340 for a '95 trunk lid and wing to be painted and swapped on my '97.
There is absolutely no need to paint an entire car for a trunk lid, they will paint match the trunk to the current pigment of the car. You cant just use your paint code on an older car or it wont match after all the years of being in the sun. I was quoted $340 for a '95 trunk lid and wing to be painted and swapped on my '97.
The only color that I can think you could get away with matching paint colors is 202 Black.