Arch cutting

[oldbealmk2]

Whats the best way to cut away the metal lip on mk2 golf arches? will a dremel be ok?

[Thom89]

Power hacksaw is the best way, though you could possibly get away with a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade attached, obviously,
Dremmel would be very slow, and to avoid the eye clinic, use decent eye protection
Thom

[Agreeable Slick]

Make sure you don't split the seal where all three skins join as well, otherwise. Bye bye mk2.

[oldbealmk2]

What do you mean three skins? i only want to take away about 14 inches so i can get full lock

would you recomend me using a dremel if ive never done it before im scared of chiping my paint so want it to look perfect, i dont mind if it takes ages if it ends up in a good finish

[Thom89]

What do you mean three skins? i only want to take away about 14 inches so i can get full lock

would you recomend me using a dremel if ive never done it before im scared of chiping my paint so want it to look perfect, i dont mind if it takes ages if it ends up in a good finish

Sorry, I was under the impression it was the rears that you were talking of.. In that case, I would use a hacksaw to get started, then trim the radius with some good quality tin snips, Halfords have these and reasonable money, like I said though, the Dremmel will be slow, and use lots of disc's, and probably burn the paint, and clog up with underseal
Thom

[Ben Lessani]

You wouldn't get anywhere with a dremel - as above, you'd just eat accessories.

Are you planning on putting the plastic arches back on again? If so, just use an angle grinder and take it easy, it will be done in no time.

[danny_p]

why not just roll the lip up it aint that hard to do, easyer than cutting it

[VeeDubGTI16v]

What do you mean three skins? i only want to take away about 14 inches so i can get full lock

would you recomend me using a dremel if ive never done it before im scared of chiping my paint so want it to look perfect, i dont mind if it takes ages if it ends up in a good finish

Sorry, I was under the impression it was the rears that you were talking of.. In that case, I would use a hacksaw to get started, then trim the radius with some good quality tin snips, Halfords have these and reasonable money, like I said though, the Dremmel will be slow, and use lots of disc's, and probably burn the paint, and clog up with underseal
Thom

use an angle grinder with 0.8mm disc 

i've given up on dremels, the bits are too expensive and dont last 5 minutes. its used for tight spaces only now

[dan_apps]

how low is your car? as said above mine only catches on full lock and i reckon by rolling them you should be clear.

[Agreeable Slick]

What do you mean three skins? i only want to take away about 14 inches so i can get full lock

would you recomend me using a dremel if ive never done it before im scared of chiping my paint so want it to look perfect, i dont mind if it takes ages if it ends up in a good finish

On the rears there are 3 skins which are bonded at the wheel arch. If you cut one of them, and didn't seal it properly (i.e. welding) then the metal would rust away from the inside out.

Fortunately you appear to not be cutting the rears (but you did not state this is your first post) so i posted that to er on the side of caution.