fitting arches, advice needed.

[boss]

got some arches a while ago and ita about time i fit them but i cant get my head around it! the distructions say that they match the pannels contours perfictley.....do they heck! anyone else fitted them?
its the ones on this disco

they are fully enclosed but i was thinking about chopping the bottom out which would make them easer to fit

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

try lookin at fingers mclean profile there arch fitting on there or there was a fitting guide with step by step in lrm about 18months ago

[Budgie]

You say your's are enclosed, are they the plastic or fibreglass ones?

The ones in the photo are the fibreglass ones (that's a Devon 4x4 Disco   ) and they need to be trimmed (sanded) a wee bit to get them to match the body lines correctly.

[mobi]

i've got the flexi ones and they're not perfect. but a bit of trimming with a Stanley knife and they're not bad just the bottom kicks out a bit.

[Lyndsey731]

I don't know if they all do, but mine came with a rubber strip that fits over the top edge of the flares so that all the gaps are filled when you screw it back to the bodywork. Measure the centre of the wheel arch and mark the body work, I used a long spirit level and lined it up on the centre of the wheel so that they were all in the same place, line it up with centre of the flare and stick it on with masking tape. Have a good look to see that it's level and then draw around the top edge with a soft pencil. Take the tape off, lower the flare down about an inch and draw around it again to give you a line to make your cut on. They do pull back into the shape of the body work when you start to tighten them up.

Good luck

Gav

[boss]

it is a devon disco but thats where i got my arches from. and they are the plastic ones with the rubber strip that goes around the top.
thanks for all your help