So today i decided to sort the boot out and with a lot of help by
@Mat_North we got it done. Can't thank him enough really, let me use his driveway tools ect... Cheers m8. Anyway on with the pics
So this was how it was before we started. brown, UK spec with silly bodged rear wiper
(some of you K10 fans will have noticed it's on the wrong way)
Lights and number plate off. Yuck what a mess, thats 20 odd years of grime there...
As much as i didn't want to the Micra badge had to go, which is a shame as i liked it. Would never have worked with brown underneath with the rest blue lol.
Stickers gone, grime gone, Jap plate measured up and holes in the boot drilled out to fit actual bolts instead of self tappers. Luckily for us the original holes were square and even which gave us a good starting point to base our measurements off.
Boot is now sanded down ready for paint and all the measurements had been done for the right light holes. Took ages to get it in the right spot but better to remeasure then to have wonky lights.
This was the fantastic tool found by Mat's Dad to punch out the big hole in the middle for the bulb, worked really well and left a nice hole. better than chain drilling and filing!
Holes now drilled and punched both sides. Not looking too bad, almost factory hahah
(and yes the big holes are off centre on purpose as that is how the factory ones are drilled for some strange reason. Works though)
Mat is alot better at masking up than me, he got the clear plastic perfect :L
Micra all masked up ready for a nice blue boot. About time too haha.
And here is the finished result. Looks awesome and no squiffy lights or number plate. I still have to fill in the old holes, but for now duct tape sprayed blue will suffice.
Pretty impressed with the numberplate lights, not a spec of paint on the clear plastic