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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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got my rear quarters today and the sills, never fitted anything like this before (cuttin old panels out!) how do i get those stupid spot welds off that that great henry ford put on lol, anyone done this before? cars a mk3 xr
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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you ned a spot weld cuter or as i use a spot weld drill bit , the tip is almost flat with a centering cutter in the middle
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by david_xr
got my rear quarters today and the sills, never fitted anything like this before (cuttin old panels out!) how do i get those stupid spot welds off that that great henry ford put on lol, anyone done this before? cars a mk3 xr
Where did you get the quarter panel from and how much was it ??
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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you need a butterfly cut, or trepaning drill
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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kool cheers peeps for the info, any idea where i can get these tools from? an how much?

the panels i got from a company local to me - berkshire panels based in aldermaston, rear quaters were £76 + vat
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Facom-Sykes-Cobalt-8-mm-Spot-Weld-Remover-Cutter-Drill_W0QQitemZ190250677450QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m190250677450&_trkparms=72%3A1089|39%3A1|66%3A2|65 %3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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