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Title: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Dizzie on 28 March 2005, 23:25
so I was going back to my parents house this weekend touching on the naughty side of *removed for incriminating sake* and I lost the rear o/s plastic arches. dammit! I'd been archless for months and then I finally got that one and now it's just parted company with the car. Anyway, I wasn't going to loose it so I doubled back at the next off ramp and returned to pick it up. a 8 mile round trip and I collected it from the centre resivation. Sorted.

Got home and mum says I've lost something from the front. it turns out I've also lost the front n/s arch! GRRRR!!!

So I manged to loose 2 arches in 1 day!

Well on the way back I spotted my missing front arch again in the centre resivation practically in the same place as the rear one. so pulled up on the side of the dual carriageway and picked it up. then the old bill pull up behind me as I'm about to rejoin the traffic. they ask the usual. why am I stopped there? Am I ok? I explained I'd lost 2 of my arches on saturday and I was just collecting them. they were fine with that and helped me rejoin the traffic safely  :smiley:

Nice one gwent heddlu  :cool:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Mr Blue on 28 March 2005, 23:28
What exactly did u do that made them fall off Diz?

Pop rivets not strong enough then?  :shocked:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: BOGGLE on 28 March 2005, 23:39
The one you left behind was still in one piece? :shocked:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Dizzie on 29 March 2005, 09:12
Just going 'fast' Blue :wink:

They were rivoted on at the very bottom, but you have to glue them on on the top as I have my arches rolled.

it was still in 1 peice yeah. someone had driven over it as it's cracked and scuffed, but it'll look better than nothing at all.
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: mix on 29 March 2005, 11:55
and as you work at that car place, cant remeber which on, you'll be able to get some new ones cheap :wink:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: jv on 29 March 2005, 13:30
you're going to have to use something stronger than pritt-stick to hold them on  :tongue:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: G6dub on 29 March 2005, 14:23
Mine were stuck on with tiger grip and have stayed on now for 3 years, think you need some of that.
I buy mine from a auto paint shop suppliers (people seem to have trouble getting hold of it)
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Dizzie on 29 March 2005, 23:47
I don't work for GSF anymore. I work for Sextons car audio.

I'll try that Claire. This sticky sh!te is litrialy sh!te.
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Stu.750 on 30 March 2005, 17:21
when i worked for the bus company in london we would use this stuff called SICKA flex or somethin like that , comes in variose colours , used to stick the panels to the frame work when some numpty sterring wheel attendent had bounced off somethin/someone
 takes 2 of ya to takes a panel off if its been put on usein that  :evil:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: ...joe on 30 March 2005, 18:20
yeah sikoflex is good stuff, you break stuff trying to take it back off so get it right first time!!!!
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: VR6_ROB on 30 March 2005, 18:39
one of my arches are cracked do vw dealers sell g60 ones
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: gibby on 31 March 2005, 08:40
Quote from: Rob118 on 30 March 2005, 18:39
one of my arches are cracked do vw dealers sell g60 ones

Don't GSF do G60 arches ?  :undecided:
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Dizzie on 31 March 2005, 12:28
both dealers and gsf sell g60 arches
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: VR6_ROB on 31 March 2005, 21:08
are they a lot of money does any1 no i want some
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: ...joe on 31 March 2005, 23:10
i think they are about £35 -£45 each, something like that, alot more than standard arches, anyway, i thought you were selling your golf!!!
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: Dizzie on 31 March 2005, 23:26
gsf do them for £28+vat a corner
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: ...joe on 31 March 2005, 23:32
that all? better than i thought
Title: Re: loosing those plastic arches!
Post by: VR6_ROB on 01 April 2005, 18:15
nah they wud not part ex
i decided to keep the golf cant live without it