WhiteRX;165693 wrote:

Ummm.. Wild idea here, but have you thought about popping the boot and unbolting it?

Masking tape over the holes left in your boot FTW.

You know I never thought of that? The man's a genius.

of course I thought about popping the boot and unbolting it, I was hoping someone might have enough of a clue to suggest where the bolts were located, how many of them, what size they were.  Nevermind.

I figured it out for myself, really easy only four holding it in place and the worst I had to do was pop the trim in two places to get to concealed bolts.

jono885;166105 wrote:

should be the same as mine (genIII RX) so only 4 bolts mate.. only other thing is wiring. you will be left with 5 holes total.. should see if you can pick up a boot lid without the spoiler.. save patching up holes.

Thanks champ that's exactly what I found, suprisingly easy to tear off.  I'm loving how easy this thing is to work on previously I owned a 2001 model Vectra...wow talk about a piece of ****.   I have been scouting around for a boot like you said but I'm not really in an ideal location (smallish town, long way from anywhere significant) to find spare parts for anything that isn't a falcon or a commodore haha.

Any suggestion on what sort of putty I should use to patch it up - or will any house variety do?

WhiteRX;166122 wrote:

You can't be serious can you? Putty?

Yup, I think everyone I know who's ever pulled a spoiler off any vehicle has filled the holes with putty then gone over it with touch-up paint.

WaspHunter;166163 wrote:

Try body filler, the type made for cars. Good luck matching such a large amount of touch up paint to the lid.

give him a break he is from albury

could try and see what subaru quote for a part? or maybe try All Crash Parts.. there is one in sydney. according to the web site they have boot lids. worth a shot
(www.allcrashparts.com.au)

Putters;166921 wrote:

Thanks for the advice Jono - today I was quoted $700 for a boot respray :S

$700??????

Damn thats expensive for just a boot! :scare2: