Fitting Bolt On Flares..

[dori34]

would the fender have to be cut & rewelded and flared ??

found myself some 40-50mm bolt on flares for the front.

need them to clear my wheels. i rather this path as i dont wanna go frp guards (fitment problems etc i rather the strength of standard guards)

any input much appreciated

cheers

[RusH_]

i wouldnt have a clue, but i will say they look quite hot, good luck with it... love to see pics if u get it done

[inthisglass]

you could bolt them on but then you will need to mold them on with car filler or something then have the guards re sprayed otherwise they will look unfinished..

love your rims!

[dori34]

^ thats not my car guys lol

im not moulding it in, im leaving it like that as the old school style flares coz i rekon they look hot!!

anyone know if i have to cut the fender or not??

[drf76]

^ thats not my car guys lol

im not moulding it in, im leaving it like that as the old school style flares coz i rekon they look hot!!

anyone know if i have to cut the fender or not??

of course you have to cut the original fender otherwise u wouldnt gain anymore clearance to fit ur wheels

[adam-__-]

You would have to cut your guards to get the most out of it. It'll look tough, but cutting your guards, there's no going back!

Edit: This is going on your sedan right? Is some of it going to be stuck to the door as well or?

Edited April 6, 2008 by adam-__-

[dori34]

im doing the fronts only as the rears fit fine (will probably just flare/lip the guards out by 10-15mm)

would it look weird if the fronts have bolt ons & the rears are lipped ? lol

i think the only way to find out is to trial fit the flares on..

Edited April 6, 2008 by whyte

[R31 POWER]

I reckon it would look weird with just the fronts. Is it a daily or drift car?

[dori34]

daily car..

im trying other options apart from going wide fenders...

ooh yeh, some inspiration.

[adam-__-]

Don't go flares only up front. I can't imagine it looking too good at all. Best thing to do would be trial fit I guess.

[NA_Goodness]

Do front and rear, other wise it'll place too much emplasis on the front, rather than the whole car.

[RusH_]

+1 for the above

[75coupe]

im doing the fronts only as the rears fit fine (will probably just flare/lip the guards out by 10-15mm)

I take it you have rims that don't fit but you really want to have them?

Hence the rears fit kinda but the fronts won't at all..

it will look weird having the flares only on the front, maybe if this is the case though the offsets on the rims is going to weird anyways? usually rim offset to guard or flare measurement is the crutial bit in making rims & lowering look great...

get better offset rims....

[W0rp3D]

i would spend the money and get the gaurds flared properly, no bolt ons, they look good on old school but look cheap on new school.

[dori34]

i think what im gonna do is get the fronts flared out 15mm at least. gonna have to speak to a panel beater about this as the guy in my area that does flaring only flares rear guards.

if worse comes to worse im gonna have to go wide front guards i guess..

bolt on flares idea scraped!!!