Aluminum Strips required
 

I need to get some 2" wide 1/8" thick aluminium about 6 foot of it.

Any ideas where I get it from please

Let me know when you find out, I need to make some ramps for a flatbed truck :thumb:

try here Intro

Never used them myself but he advertises on a bike forum I'm on.

Dave if no one else on here can help, a very close friend of mine has a sheet metal shop, and could cut these for you. How many do you need, and what finish do you want?

Also what do you want them for, go faster strips for the golf?

Line Specy's hands with pound notes I'd say ;)

He's making a wide arch kit to make it look like a scoob.

Not bothered about finish, going to have a go at making some door sills. Everything has GTi or TDi on them :mad:

Will probably end up a complete shambles but gonna give it a go :D

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could try B&Q - be surprised what they have

GeorgeM

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Dave,

beware of raw aluminium, it needs to be anodised or possibly laquered otherwise it will oxidize and 'bloom' / tarnish.

Also I suspect 3.2mm will be way too thick.

For finish you would be better with stainless steel, but that is very tough to work with, especially with hand tools.

As Matt, Speccy was my first thought on here.

If for door sills i'd suggest thinner than 1/8". I'd got down to 1/16. You might have trouble with the gap between the sill and door otherwise. You've got a quality German car now. Tollerences will be tighter :D

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Might make some mudflaps out of it :p

Anyone got any illuminous green paint :lol1:

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Just going by this thread here for measurements:

VWvortex Forums: DIY aluminum door sills for $25

Got make a back box out of it for him David. We might hear him then :lol1:

thats the only part of my scoob you will be seeing from now on :norty:
installed that pipe holder & the slipper rack yet :lol1:
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Got my eye on these bad boys:

http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp...mg55726178.jpg

https://www.mrbeasleys.com/store/ima...ducts/7404.jpg

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They do look good, but I still have reservations about the 3.2mm thick.

If square ends then i'm sure if you give me the exact size I could have them cut for you.

Indeed any shape is possible on the laser cutter, but the set up for that is big money.

get use to the flaps,will only be seeing the back of the scoob from now on!!! :hjtwofing

installed the pipe holder & the slipper rack yet :lol1::lol1::lol1:
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What cos you have made your first partially funny post you need to stick it up twice :p

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dont know wot happend on the double post :wonder:

Richbrook do a plainish universal one with just their logo on.

Richbrook Stainless Steel Door Sill Protectors from Redline Maxed by:

As do Foliatec.

Foliatec Door Sill Covers - Silver Race Line Design

Or chop one of these about a bit.

Kickplate 1000 x 150 x 1.2mm with No Holes - Satin Stainless | IronmongeryDirect.com

I like this one. Very arty.

Ready made kick plates - Size 1000x150x1.2mm - No Screw holes - Circles Satin Stainless | IronmongeryDirect.com

Admit it Tom - you weren't sure whether he'd heard you the first time......;) :lol1: ;)

I can supply either of them 2. ;) Would you like some ET (circle finish) kick plates? :lol1: Turkish Restaurants Love this. :thumb:

I am still in sensory overload from when I made some heel plates for my front mats out of kitchen floor chequer plate tiles. They ended up a bit too "Max Power" for my liking. :eek:

Now as for crop circle kick plates? :wonder:

if you go to into a local sheet metal fabricators workshop theyl prob cut a few strips off a sheet for you for for a note ot two. . . i use 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm sheets at my place in alu, stainless and mild steel. . . but im in bradford.

just noticed youve said there for door cills, i made some for my xr2i years ago. 1mm , 1.2mm or 1.5mm stainless will be strong enough if your going to bend it to cill profile. if you wer to go to a metalworkers it would take 10 mins if that to make them.

I agree, 3mm is WAY OTT, i made some years ago for my XR2 out of 1mm Stainless. Very BLING. lol. If you want Aluminium dave i will go have a look in a mo to see if we have some 1.5mm, if so it will most likely be polished with plastic coating so the face will be good to go with some clearcoat. :thumb:

Thank's steve that would be appreciated :thumb:

I will have a measure up to see how long I need it