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Title: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: benjer182 on 09 March 2008, 16:30

i want to get big bumpers on a project mk2 i have and i dont want plastic arches but without them the arches look to norrow what can i do and have any of u done anythin like this and pics if ya have any thanks

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: Simeon on 10 March 2008, 21:02

I'm taking mine off too and I'm going to get the arches pulled which just involves rolling them out slightly with an arch roller - should make them look a little fatter  :smiley:

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: russ-vdub on 11 March 2008, 15:20

if you still want a wide look, your best bet is to get all the plastics smoothed into the body work.no one will know that you still have plastic arches on and you still keep the mean wide stance

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: cняis on 11 March 2008, 15:48

but get some g60 plastic arches first!

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: russ-vdub on 11 March 2008, 16:03

^^word!

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: benjer182 on 11 March 2008, 18:59

yeah rang up a place bout sum g60 arches today that is wot im gunna do i think

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: CHRIS_MC on 11 March 2008, 19:05

ive seen arch spats that sit on the drivers, i dont know if that helps, but i think with them you can accomodate the big bumpers without rollin' arches or spending £Â£Ã‚£Ã‚£ on g60 arches.

i think this is what it looks like with spats on (not sure if thats the correct term)

(http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/images/bigbumper.jpg)

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: bigman_10 on 12 March 2008, 00:10

dont mean to invade but do the g60 plastic arches fit over any mk2 arch would they fit on a 1.3? and would they fit with a small bumper (i mean do they have an extra bit that is covered up by the big bumpers?)

chris

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: russ-vdub on 12 March 2008, 08:49

^^they fit yeh but will not look right with small bumpers

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: Village Idiots on 12 March 2008, 09:22

I did one once where I inserted metal between the flat vertical section at the edge of the wing and the bit that flares out from the body, thus making the flare wider. No body trim, all metal....'proper job'. But time consuming and expensive.

Title: Re: arches what have you done with urs
Post by: supersan on 12 March 2008, 10:08

Im quite likein wide arches with small bumpers at the minute!  :laugh: