"natural" Guard Flaring!

[Spunky Munky]

otherwise, do it jap spec:

looks so easy!

hahahah... as funny as it seems... the best way to do this is with the heat gun and a plastic hammer... but I need somone willsome skills.

[Spunky Munky]

yup... athid ROLLED mine... flaring is much more likely to crack paint...

he'll reply sooner or later...

Thanks fellas... ah... I don't wanna roll mine as my rims fit nicely and there's no need to roll them... however, I just want a small flare nothing much... but I don't want to crack the paint...

Oh well, I'll just have to wait until Athid responds... would you have his email mobile number by any chance?

Cheers,

[adam-__-]

He's overseas at the moment as far as I know. Not too sure when he'll be back though.

Edit: To flare, you'll need to roll. With flaring, you're just rolling the guards, but instead of stopping, you're continuing to push out the guard which creates the flare look. Unless you're wanting to pull the guard out from underneath and pull it out...

Edited May 6, 2008 by adam-__-

[dmr]

i was told that the chance of front guards cracking paint from flaring is pretty high, especially on the straight edge R32 shape.

so to tackle a really bad scrubbing problem (after i got myself some camber for the fronts), i changed the fronts from 235/45/R17 tyres to 215/45/R17.

no more scrubbing, and i got some stretch which suits the back stretched tyres

[Al]

Having flared guards without the wheels to fill them would look pretty strange and imo homo.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

true dat...

[bryyy]

If they stick out,you have the wrong offset. I have 10.5 wide on mine an the dont sit out the guard.

Looks nice though.

No such thing as a 'wrong' offset. Depends on the fitment and stance you want... and if you actually want your car to look good.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

I would have liked to go another inch to 10.5's but that would have meant less dish... I'm hella happy with the look as is!

[Spunky Munky]

Having flared guards without the wheels to fill them would look pretty strange and imo homo.

Actually, this did cross my mind....

Does anyone have pictures of a R33/R32 with flared guards?

[dori34]

R32

i believe this is a sau.com member!

[Al]

The above is a perfect example, huge guards wrong wheels, even the fronts sit to far in.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

yeah... but look at the front rims... i'm a guessin they're not the daily's

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

hey spunky are you planning on fatter rims?

[Spunky Munky]

hey spunky are you planning on fatter rims?

Hey bud,

Nah, not fatter dished rims... just what i got, 18 inch deep dish... i just want the back to slightly flared a bit only...

Also, the above pics looks like fb add-on guards... don't want this, i want it done in subtle manner.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

if your rims dont stick out now then i wouldn't bother unless your a-changin 'em

what rims / dimentions?

[cosmokram3r]

What about flaring the guards before a respray? Or can the paint still crack?

Is that flared guards? Looks like widebody judging by the petrol cap! How much would something like that cost to get done? Looks awesome!

Edited May 8, 2008 by cosmokram3r

[adam-__-]

Cracking only occurs when/if you don't heat the paint up enough/too much or are pulling/stretching the guard out too much. If you got the guards flared before the respray, there's nothing to worry about.

I wouldn't say that's "flaring". This is what I see flaring as...

Obviously flaring and some extra work done to it to make it look a little better.

Flare people normally go for.

Edited May 9, 2008 by adam-__-

[cosmokram3r]

^^ Yeah i thought that was flaring too.. that silver R32 what is done to that? just widebody kit on it isnt it?

[adam-__-]

Bolt on wide body guards. Most people cut the standard guard out to get more clearance once the new guard is installed. There's no going back!

[~Hypnotik~]

If they stick out,you have the wrong offset. I have 10.5 wide on mine an the dont sit out the guard.

Looks nice though.

No, thats where you're wrong. IMO, if they DON'T stick out you've got the wrong offset. Wheel fitment will make or break the look of a car. Nothing worse than sunken wheels.

Contact Primal Garage in West Footscray, they specialize in this sort of work on Japanese cars. They'll be able to do it no worries. If I were in Melbourne i wouldn't use anyone else.