Thread: For those with flexi flares........

hi there

fitting flexi flares is always a bit daunting especially the rear ones. i would have some pics somewhere if i can manage to find em ill post em. if you open the rear door and look you will see that you should only have to remove the seal that is fixed to the door which plays no part in sealing out water. if you are fitting them by the instructions and installing them about 50 mm below the line in the panel work then you should only have to remove roughly 25 to 30 mm around the door. no two install are really the same as the flares in my experience are a little rough especially for the money you spend on them. i have installed a fair few of these and the best advice i can give you is make sure you have a friend to help you. you will need to hold em up to the panels about where you think you want em then mark the curve with a marker then cut a little at a time. its best to use a 1mm cutting disk and be light on the grinder and let it do the work.
hope this helps. jake

There is already a guide with pics on the site, a search will find it.

I bookmarked this thread a while ago,

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...5-door-d1.html

have my arches still sitting in the shed though- hopefully to be tackled soon, still waiting to find a "nothing else to do" weekend ....
good luck and let us know how you go

Thanks, thats what i was looking for.