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Title: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 24 April 2011, 19:17: After all the rust stories I've bean reading I thought Id better start checking :huh:

Good news so far though :smiley:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/neil1780/8bb647e3.jpg)

Side skirts and door trim next then touch in scratches and get the polisher out while it's all off.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 24 April 2011, 19:28: lucky git, I dearched mine and found all kinds of horrors!
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Screech16v on 24 April 2011, 20:06: how clean is that! im way to scared to look behind my trims ,cause if its got rot it will bug the hell out of me until it was sorted, does look good though mate :smiley:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 24 April 2011, 20:09: Looks good.

Are you leaving them off.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 24 April 2011, 20:51: Quote from: Wayne on 24 April 2011, 20:09
Looks good.

Are you leaving them off.

Dont think so bud but a might trim arches before they go back on, ready for spacers or new rims and coilovers.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 24 April 2011, 21:19: Quote from: neil1780 on 24 April 2011, 20:51
Quote from: Wayne on 24 April 2011, 20:09
Looks good.

Are you leaving them off.

Dont think so bud but a might trim arches before they go back on, ready for spacers or new rims and coilovers.

Be brave, leave them off :smiley:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 24 April 2011, 21:26: i would if i could afford some schmidts but i cant :smiley:

other side

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/neil1780/fab6a2ea.jpg)
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: ashbreed on 24 April 2011, 21:39: If I cud I'd leave them off! I'm doin mine sometime this week.... Aint got a good feeling about it tho cos iv seen some rust patches on the inner arch already...
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 24 April 2011, 23:16: Quote from: neil1780 on 24 April 2011, 21:26
i would if i could afford some schmidts but i cant :smiley:

other side

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/neil1780/fab6a2ea.jpg)

Why schmidts :undecided: looks good on those wheels.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: tdi_blu on 24 April 2011, 23:56: I took mine off had a minor bit of surface on one rear wheel arch which ive treated.Thing I found with mine when I took them off was the arch left like a line which wouldnt polish out but im not into the cl look anyway so they went back on yours looks tidy though :wink:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Beenie on 25 April 2011, 13:20: I took all mine off then put the side skirts back on a few months later lol
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: danmusic24 on 25 April 2011, 16:16: Quote from: neil1780 on 24 April 2011, 19:17
After all the rust stories I've bean reading I thought Id better start checking :huh:

Good news so far though :smiley:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/neil1780/8bb647e3.jpg)

Side skirts and door trim next then touch in scratches and get the polisher out while it's all off.

looks to much like a cl neil... :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: thought you hated the idea of removing them :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: whereufromnosecity on 25 April 2011, 19:54: I've got to take my sill covers off for to do some welding on the sills, i will take the arches off aswell while i'm at it
All mine will going back on, with mine being a 5 door it would defo look like a cl :grin:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: snifferdog on 25 April 2011, 20:06: I like the de arched look! Might have a go on mine if it doesnt sell this week!
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: CCGTI on 25 April 2011, 20:09: why is it a CL look, late vr6 highlines never had them
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 25 April 2011, 20:30: Quote from: CCGTI on 25 April 2011, 20:09
why is it a CL look, late vr6 highlines never had them

Spot on, much cleaner without them plus gets rid of the water traps etc.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: snifferdog on 25 April 2011, 20:34: Ok, Im seriously considering it, how do you get them off? I did it once before but think I remeber breaking most parts :laugh:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 25 April 2011, 20:36: Quote from: snifferdog on 25 April 2011, 20:34
Ok, Im seriously considering it, how do you get them off? I did it once before but think I remeber breaking most parts :laugh:

Arches are pop riveted on, just drill them out.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 25 April 2011, 20:38: I did Dan but im turning to it :grin: but there defo going back on.

I took skirts off tonight not so good :sad: passenger side sill is not the best and i have a hole in the floor on the drivers side next to the sill but its not under the carpet inside :huh:

Also have a hole under the door rubber on the passenger side and its starting on the drivers side too.

Ns sill

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/neil1780/73861e55.jpg)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/neil1780/83075e7b.jpg)

Not sure what to do now :cry:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 25 April 2011, 20:40: Easy enough to sort with some plates.

See what I mean now about watertraps
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Screech16v on 25 April 2011, 20:48: ouch thats not good :sad: looks like you got a bit of work on there mate, time to break out the welder (if you got one that is) :wink:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 25 April 2011, 20:59: i can get a welder also i have a buddy who is a welder so not a big problem but i didnt want to do any bodywork till i had it how i wanted. better get some homers done to pay for it now :sad:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Jack3559 on 26 April 2011, 14:37: Looks WAY better without arches.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 26 April 2011, 15:35: de-arch FTW!

(http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/wherry112/23042011325.jpg)

(http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/wherry112/23042011323.jpg)
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 26 April 2011, 20:23: Na mate there going back on after its all welded up and arches trimmed. Going to paint them black though cause I hate trying to keep them looking good.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Guy on 26 April 2011, 20:33: Quote from: neil1780 on 26 April 2011, 20:23
Na mate there going back on after its all welded up and arches trimmed. Going to paint them black though cause I hate trying to keep them looking good.

looks fantastic without the arches on :cool:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Wayne on 26 April 2011, 21:37: Quote from: neil1780 on 26 April 2011, 20:23
Na mate there going back on after its all welded up and arches trimmed. Going to paint them black though cause I hate trying to keep them looking good.

Leave them off, it looks better honest :smiley:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Jack3559 on 26 April 2011, 21:45: This thread needs a poll!
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 26 April 2011, 22:05: Hmmm I'm kinda in the middle at the moment keep seeing nice ones without them, then nice ones with them :huh:

Then there's the rust :huh:
:smiley:
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 26 April 2011, 22:08: KEEP EM OFF!
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: neil1780 on 26 April 2011, 22:12: Getting a quote at the weekend for painting whole car will wait an see how much before I decide what to do as there is a slight score on 2 arches.
Title: Re: I de-arched today
Post by: Jack3559 on 26 April 2011, 22:33: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=190825.0