Flared arches

[MarkyMark]

Right, as some of you might know i was thinking about putting cyclone arches on my car to compliment the cossie wheels well after much thought and some stupid bodyshop prices im going to go down the route of flaring my arches. I want to do the all the work myself and let the bodyshop spray it up. The big question is whats the best way to go about this??

[ScORTED]

one of those arch roller things that bolts onto the hub and you work the metal out bit by bit... good luck with it

 

http://www.archenemy.co.uk/prices.htm

 

how about these guys - seem reasonable

 

flaring - important information

Flaring is a risk to your paint and even your straight panels, that's why next to nobody offers this service. We offer this service but only on certain panels. Bear in mind you should expect to skim and paint a flared arch to get a perfect result, and if you are lucky you won't have to.

 

rear arches

The best results are seen on cars where the bumper isn't a part of the arch, eg Nissan 200sx or where the arch already has a factory flared profile eg BMW E36. Even so flaring the rears on a flat sided car such as a Seat Ibiza is possible

Difficulties can arise when the flare is large including an uneven finish or paint damage. We can advise you on our experience with your car.

 

 

 

front arches

Flaring fronts is difficult, as the single skin is often not strong enough to be stretched by the roller and can deform. We only flare arches which have a factory flared profile eg BMW E36 on such cars the final vertical section of the arch can be flared out to match the line or the arch above it. To get a perfect smooth finish a skim and paint will be required. If you have arch liners you may have to loose them, we can advise for your car.

[MarkyMark]

James, could i do this.. cut some metal to the required shape, weld to the original wing, grind the welds flat, fill and sand to clear imperfections, then get sparayed up??

I've started making some templates out of cardboard before cutting any metal.

[ScORTED]

thats not flairing mark... hats welding bits onto your arches... you could do that but having the arches flaired out would achieve the same effect - probably a better result?

[Escort_Kid]

Heres some pics of flared arches for ya

 

[MarkyMark]

Aaron, thought you might come to the rescue witht the pics

Love the blue one at the top.

Your probably right James

[PeeWee]

[madxrcabby]

welding is alot of hassle thats not needed ............ flaired arches would probably be just a costly as cyclone ones .......

 

but if its your first time at doing something like it , prepare to be spending a weekend on once arch , or else you'll end up doing it too much , or maybe end up doing one more than the other

[ScORTED]

you'd better off leaving flairing to a pro, or doing cyclones...

[MarkyMark]

Going to keep looking into this, might take a trip to a few more bodyshops for prices and ask questions, do cossie bibs from EVO come primed black?? Going to put this on with the cossie wheels and then decide, cheers for the answers etc

[madxrcabby]

have a look at pies thats how they come

[sortedford]

they usually come in a black gel coat, dead easy to do in black if you wish

[shawdreamer]

was lookin at havin mine flared myself, was even considerin the "cyclone" option but fucked if I cud find anywhere that sold em, even on ere......... anyone point me in the right direction with a handy link or website address?

[stoo2000]

We sell the cyclone items on this page:

 

http://www.escortevolution.co.uk/forums/in...t=0&start=0

[shawdreamer]

did have a quick nose but couldnt nail em down, your a gent cheers fella

 

dammit no pic?...... was kinda hopin to see which Id prefere..... flared or cycloned.... dont suppose ya got a snapshot handy too? lol

 

s'ok........ found a pic.....hmm bugger....shame I dont like the skirt...... but cud probably extend and mold em with a little creative fibreglassing I reckon.... whats the price lookin like?