Rear Boot/Trunk Gap
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Rear Boot/Trunk Gap
One of the most frustrating things about fitting the wider rear wings is getting a factory look gap between the top of the wing and the boot/trunk lid. Originally I was using cardboard covered with tape but after a reading a bodywork book I came across sheet wax. As its name suggests this is a sheet of wax with self adhesive tape on one side that can be cut into strips, stuck to a straight
Available in different sizes and widths - IIRC I bought mine off ebay
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax001](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax001.jpg)
After the wax has been cut into a thin strip stick it to the edge of the boot/trunk lid which should leave a thin gap ready for filler
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax002](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax002.jpg)
Fill the gap left with filler
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax003](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax003.jpg)
I had to do it in 2 goes to cater for the rounding of the lid
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax004](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax004.jpg)
Once the filler has set you should be able to open the lid and peel away the wax leaving a very consistent gap which easily matches the factory gap
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax005](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax005.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax006](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax006.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax007](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax007.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap RearTrunk046](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD/VIS%20Kit/RearTrunk046.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap RearWing001](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD/VIS%20Kit/RearWing001.jpg)
Available in different sizes and widths - IIRC I bought mine off ebay
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax001](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax001.jpg)
After the wax has been cut into a thin strip stick it to the edge of the boot/trunk lid which should leave a thin gap ready for filler
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax002](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax002.jpg)
Fill the gap left with filler
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax003](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax003.jpg)
I had to do it in 2 goes to cater for the rounding of the lid
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax004](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax004.jpg)
Once the filler has set you should be able to open the lid and peel away the wax leaving a very consistent gap which easily matches the factory gap
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax005](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax005.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax006](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax006.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap Sheetwax007](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD2000GT/Replicas/Vis%20Racing/Sheet%20Wax/Sheetwax007.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap RearTrunk046](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD/VIS%20Kit/RearTrunk046.jpg)
![Rear Boot/Trunk Gap RearWing001](https://2img.net/h/i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/TRD/VIS%20Kit/RearWing001.jpg)
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