mind you lost my mudflats already twice so will need to come up with a better mount and will put some chains on to hold them up in the bushQuote:
Originally Posted by twr7cx
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mind you lost my mudflats already twice so will need to come up with a better mount and will put some chains on to hold them up in the bushQuote:
Originally Posted by twr7cx
Seems a bit senior like to lose a complete "mudflat" :o Did the skippers and yabbies go too? :D :D
Sorry could not resist! Cheers Scott
I found it hard over Christmas/New Years to find time to look at the rear flares. Finally got a chance the other day and started on the passenger rear side.
I measured it all up, following the pictures in this thread and more so those on the LRA website. Checked and double checked it all. Started the cuts being a bit cautious as I could always file, cut or grind some more off.
I started with the door, and am very disappointed with the fit of the flare to it. The flare is on an angle which is causing it to contact the vehicles body when shutting the door:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1560.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1561.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1562.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1563.jpg
This is despite the flare being fitted hard up against the door preventing it from going on any further to avoid contacting the vehicles body:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1564.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1565.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1566.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1567.jpg
I have filed some of the fibreglass down to achieve a tighter fit, but it will require a lot more work to get anywhere near right...
I continued and installed the flare on the rear quarter pannel. In doing this I then also noticed that the door flare does not stick out as far as the rest of the flares:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1568.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1569.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1570.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1571.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1572.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1573.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1574.jpg
The shape of the flares at the end even seems to be different when compared with the drivers side one:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/01/1575.jpg
I'm heading bush on a 4WD trip tomorrow, so will chase this up with LRA when I return. For now I decided not to hack up the drivers side of my vehicle, so am driving around with the front and only one rear side done!
yes agree same with mine the flairs (considering the price) are very rough and unrefined not what I would have expected. if ordered some flairs from the UK which are wider by 1 cm so will see how they go.Quote:
Originally Posted by twr7cx
I see your problem, twr7cx. You are either wearing no socks or socketts with boots. Both are as big of a problem as he other.
Happy Days.
@ twr7cx - did you contact LRA in regards to flairs would be interested to hear what they said.
I had the same issue on my rear flares with them not sitting flush.
I spent a lot of time with the dremel trimming and trial and error fitting to get them to sit nicely, I believe I skimmed a few mm of the rear flare section to narrow it down as well, in all I would have spent over a day per corner doing the flares just for panel cuts and flare trimming.
It was worth it though, as they look good and sit well.
I still need to add strengthening to he rear doors before fibreglassing the cavity that is left, although I have not had any mud or water make it into the cabin through the doors yet.