Mk3 GTI arches:

[VR6_Wherry]

I always said to leave them on and to take them off would be silly...i'm a sell out!

I now prefer them off! 

With:


Without:

[thai-wronghorse]

It depends on the car but im mostly swayed towards pulling them off now. Just looks cleaner and less chance the arches rotting away.

[iyrix]

Are they easy to remove?

[VR6_Wherry]

Are they easy to remove?

Yeah, they are just riveted in all you need to do is drill them out the rest of it is just popped on.

[Shady Pioneer]

I'll echo what others have said. They can look good on and off. My GL looked great without but it was all colour coded. I don't like them off of a GTi and leaving the front and rear bumpers textured, looks naff in my opinion.

But red definitely suits arches, not that I'm biased or anything:

[Wayne]

If anyone wants to keep them on, I would recommend removing them and the sill covers and spraying loads of waxoil underneathand then refit them.

[Jimp]

In general it really depends on the car. Some look way meaner with, others look cooler without, some look naff with, some look naff without. But arches on for red cars imo, though I'm biased too 

Even though the angle of that picture makes the front of my car look sky high 

[Shady Pioneer]

Wonky-donkey numberplate. 

[Jimp]

Wonky-donkey numberplate. 

That too 

[neil1780]

after being a run in mine tonight its also faster with the arches off, beat a mk3 16v in a race.

It appears that mine was more aerodynamic and also lighter