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Evo Boot Swap - black in perth
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:41 pm
by niak
not sure if this will work.
i want to go wingless - i have a Black Evo - i want to swap for a black boot without spoiler.
i have the smart key setup. will this work with a standard lancer boot lid. does the lancer come in the same black colour as the evo ?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:48 pm
by LZY_EYE
Get a Panelbeater to weld up the holes.
Sell spolier to fund boot work.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:50 pm
by ofey
Your other problem will be the boot button.
Only 5 Lancers have the boot button:
Evo, RA, Aspire, Olympic Ed and VRX
However 3 of those come with wings:
Evo, RA and VRX
Only 2 are wingless at P.O.S.:
So now down to either an Aspire and an Olympic Ed.
And as Matt eluded to, the black is different so both of you need to spray paint.
Not so sure it'd be worthwhile for an Aspire or O.Ed. owner to spray your trunk just to get the wing.
Not looking easy.
Good luck!
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:50 pm
by niak
i got a quote for $880 to weld and respray
shame about the colour, would be the easiest option
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:52 pm
by LZY_EYE
Get some other quotes. Seems high...
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:52 pm
by bd-850
"Easy" isnt a word commonly used in the car modding scene
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:53 pm
by niak
im open to suggestions on places to get quote from in Perth.
one mob didnt want to weld it, said that the metal would warp with the heat from welding
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:55 pm
by LZY_EYE
You can use filler also... this is how my boot was done. Welding would be better. A good welder can do it without warping...
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:11 pm
by JaCe
With the price of the weld/respray at $880, why not just buy a new bootlid for the Evo X? There are even some importers in Australia who do Seibon bootlids- and you can get it in CF. It may cost a bit more but at least you're getting benefits for it. Otherwise just try and find a replacement bootlid overseas and get it shipped in?
Alternatively you can try plugging the holes but that'll look cheap IMO.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:34 pm
by lez73
hey matt
im in the same boat, ive taken the spoiler off my vrx and put the rexspeed duckbill on, but have the six holes left in the boot from the spoiler, ive have coverd them up with some 3m di-noc carbon fibre vinyl for the time being, mitsubishi quoted me 650.00 for a new vrx boot unpainted, so im thinking of going carbon fibre
this is the cheapest ive found in aust
http://justjap.com/store/product.php?productid=19519
mps garage have the seibon one, ive asked about the hole for the boot button both compaines have told me that they dont do the hole for the button.
otherwise you have this one
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubishi-E ... 4aa9c0088d
this one comes with the boot button hole ive emailed these guys to
they claim it is good quality but im not sure its pretty cheap.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:40 pm
by milobob
Don't the new VRs have a boot button now (smart key) too?
Ops just read its a different black.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:55 pm
by niak
if you go CF, you have to add the cost of getting it sprayed to match.
im guessing ~$400 ?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:16 pm
by bye2u
car wreckers
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:00 pm
by niak
ill swap any colour for aspire or anything with the stupid button and no spoiler