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Offline Andy P

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Rear arch work.
« on: 06 January 2011, 09:26 »
Hi. Sorry if it's been asked a million times before, I've had a search but couldn't find anything.

All it is, has anybody done arch work to their mk2? What have you done and have you got any pics? I will be keeping the arch trim so I'll will be doing more than rolling the arches.

Cheers :)
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2011, 10:26 »
Quote from: Andy P on 06 January 2011, 09:26
Hi. Sorry if it's been asked a million times before, I've had a search but couldn't find anything.

All it is, has anybody done arch work to their mk2? What have you done and have you got any pics? I will be keeping the arch trim so I'll will be doing more than rolling the arches.

Cheers :)

lemskigolf987 has just been doing his own arches on his mk2 and posted a question about method here. 

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=176787.0

In his dub ride threads he posted some pics too
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Offline Andy P

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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2011, 17:53 »
Thanks for the link, but what i want to do it remove the rear arch trim and cut the arch away rather than just "roll" the arches.
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2011, 18:02 »
How come you wanna do that?
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2011, 18:10 »
Got some 8J wheels going on and its going to rub  :undecided:
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2011, 18:19 »
Quote from: Andy P on 06 January 2011, 17:53
Thanks for the link, but what i want to do it remove the rear arch trim and cut the arch away rather than just "roll" the arches.

Not recommended as rear arch is made up of 3 skins with a welded seam on the arch. If you chop it you need to ensure that the skins are welded back together or rot will set in quite quickly....
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Offline Andy P

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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2011, 18:29 »
Yeah thats the problem. Everybody who runs their car low with wide wheels tends to cut the rear arches away, but some bond them back together. Which is a strange one. I prefer the idea or spot welding them back together at least. But i have never actually seen what other have done
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2011, 18:43 »
Well i actually meant how come you wanna cut rather than roll
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2011, 19:00 »
ah sorry. just so i can gain more space really
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Re: Rear arch work.
« Reply #9 on: 06 January 2011, 20:21 »
Just rolling will suffice for an 8" rim and slightly stretched rubber (195/45) depending on offset.
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