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Does anyone around perth do guard flaring like for a job or something, or know someone who can? Even a backyard job by someone who sort of knows what they're doing, lol. The new wheels are poking a tad out the front guard, rears are just inline with the guard.

I know i could probably do a bodgy job of it but id probably make it look tacky or crack the paint. Car is a 96 R33 GTS-t, ive read somewhere that the fronts are difficult to do, if not do-able at all? I dont need the inner guards if that matters.

Help would be appreciated.. i dont want to chew my new tires again pinch.gif

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Was thinking about fibgreglass guards but they dont seem to look the goods on R33's. And a bit out of budget for all i need is an extra 10-15mm clearance on the front and maybe 5-10mm on the rear

Yeah Bunbury is a bit far, is there noone else in perth that has one or can flare?

  • 6 months later...

I ended up taking my car to a bloke called Desmond - AutoFX. Rolled the shit out of the guards and ever so slightly flared, turns out they didnt need to be flared much. Anyway he did a great job and managed not to screw the paint up at all, even with a few existing cracks around the guard.

Phone: 0412 034 861

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.autofxwa.com

It was nothing crazy last time I got it done. Call Des and find out!

I did it myself on my last car using a hammer, but paint was't really a concern to me...

  • 1 month later...

I recently did my own with same method Hank Scorpia used with the help of a heat gun as my paint is in good condition.

No cracked paint and clears my fat tyres.

Dez did a great job on my rear guards, but i do wish he could pull the guards out a bit more.

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