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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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lots of people have asked me now , so we've made these






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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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Are they available to buy now darren .
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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Yeah and price??
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Are they available to buy now darren .
not yet buddy you'll be the first to know , I've been keeping my mould maker pretty busy lately but these are being done , price wise I'm expecting around £180 to £200 a set of 4
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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great price alot cheaper than others... i take it there will be a four door version? what width and offset are those wheels mine are 17x9 ET40 so wondering if they will fit.
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the wheels on there are 18x8 et 11 , lots of clearance too
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sweet... is there a rough date they will be on sale?
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sweet... is there a rough date they will be on sale?
any time now mate , I'll post up when they're done
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how hard are the to fit? any chopping involved?
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look like these are going to be more popular than a ford fiesta
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Originally Posted by eggy790
how hard are the to fit? any chopping involved?
yes mate the arches will need cutting out underneath or rolled out the way
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yes mate the arches will need cutting out underneath or rolled out the way
so once fitted no going back then
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yes mate the arches will need cutting out underneath or rolled out the way

think thats 90% off your orders cancelled now lol
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Originally Posted by dilbob
think thats 90% off your orders cancelled now lol
lol probably , point of them is to cover the wheel when it sticks outside the arch so unless people want either zero suspension travel or jacked up cars the arches will have to be rolled/cut anyway
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nice!
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cant wait till these are done
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Might have to have a nose at them when I'm up on Saturday fella
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How does the rear wheel arch incorporate into the door? do you have more pics of the whole process?
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Originally Posted by domino555
How does the rear wheel arch incorporate into the door? do you have more pics of the whole process?
ditto,really interested but cant see how they will fit on a 4 door
my rear arches have the beginnings of rust problems any way so cutting them back isnt an issue and can put the cost saved painting the rear qtr's against these

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Originally Posted by domino555
How does the rear wheel arch incorporate into the door? do you have more pics of the whole process?
The 4 door one's will just be cut so half is bolted to the door and half to the 1/4 . I'll post some pics of cutting the arches and fitting them if anyone's interested .
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yes that would be good to see. see if its something i can try or best left to the bodyshop.
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God damn aweful, and to fit them the rear 1/4 and door would be hacked about.

Thumbs down here.
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God damn aweful, and to fit them the rear 1/4 and door would be hacked about.

Thumbs down here.
lol what are you cutting the rear door for fella
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lol what are you cutting the rear door for fella

By reckoning you aint going to get too much clearance unless you also go int the door slightly..............
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Originally Posted by 172sport
By reckoning you aint going to get too much clearance unless you also go int the door slightly..............



I was up at Darren's today and in truth the cutting is minimal for the extra track these will allow you to run. No need to go into the door at all. Unless you want to run 19" or 20" wheels.

Can't wait to get mine sorted.
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nice!!!! ive been looking into blending one of these onto mine 200400033333 off the bay so it gives just a bit of flare.
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Would it be possible to fit these to a wagon?

Also, how many hours labour do you envisage it would take to fit and blend these in including preparing/cutting the arches?

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