Slammed_GSL

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Sorry, I was reffering to the screws to hold the flares not my Eps 3pc hex bolts.
I have never spit my wheels yet.
Enkies are 1pc wheel.

jonathan_ed3

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What kind of Enkei wheels are those in your pictures? I'm looking for some wheels similar in design to those!

trochoid

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Wackyracer posted which model of VW flares he uses on his old school RXs.

20bdreams

heres some more flares first gens..........they are out there, they just have to be found

http://www.re4life.com/Galleries/Me...Meeting1/09.JPG

http://www.re4life.com/Galleries/Me...Meeting1/30.JPG

http://www.re4life.com/Galleries/Me...Meeting1/01.JPG

http://www.22cworks.com/img_shizuokamtg/sa_hide.jpg

http://www.22cworks.com/img_shizuokamtg/sa-satoru.jpg

http://www.22cworks.com/menu_gallery.html

http://www.geocities.jp/sa22c_drag/...153005624_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.jp/sa22c_drag/...152975307_2.jpg

20bdreams

damn it...after i posted the reply i checked the links and they didnt work......dont know if they will work for all you guys

Siraniko

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here's the before and after pix of my RX-3 with VW cabriolet flares

blwfly

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thats hot wackey cant find any of those old jems where im at
how were your flares attached? cant see what those tiny lines are?

Siraniko

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While at the junkyard, i picked up many fender flares and used the FB body for test fitting. I figured that if it fits a FB, then it has to fit a RX-3. The VW fender flares came very close and just needed some trimming to fit the RX-3 body lines. The bodyshop trimmed it to fit, fenders flare inside lips were notched and its only screwed-in on the fender lips. It sits perfect with using 15x9 with 4.5 backspace.

MosesX605

I heard my name.

Here's my car. Try to ignore the rust. :P





Total cost was around $40. Pretty good, eh?

jonathan_ed3

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Moses those look awesome! Give us more info!

Wackyracer, I love your also. What generation VW Cabriolet did they come from?

MosesX605

I got mine from a Mk I Cabriolet. Mid-eighties I would think. I've also got a set of GTI flares from a Golf/Rabbit and they look like they'd work as well. Take a stroll through your local pick-a-part and I'm sure you'll find something suitable.

I've heard that Sunbird flares might work as well, but haven't been able to test that out.

1FooknTiteFD

Is there a lot of work involved with installing cabriolet flares?

Manntis

Matt's (moses) car looks mean in person. A lick of paint and his car would be teh awesome.

MosesX605

You have to be a bit creative in the trimming, as they aren't a total 'bolt-on' fit. Other than that, they aren't too hard to handle.

PS: Thanks, D'arcy. I'm hoping to have her all cleaned up this summer...

peejay

No, they are flared quite a bit. The leading edge of the front wheelarch is now several inches more outboard than it used to be. Additionally, I had to attach the (Series 3) front valance to the fenders with zipties at the very front, since there is a gap of an inch or so where the normal attachment bolt is.

The fenders themselves at the top were pulled out quite a bit as well. This wadn't no mere lip-rolling, the lip at the top was moved outboard about an inch and a half to two inches. Lots of sliver paint flakes on the ground after doing it, too

Before I started, the tires were actually outboard of the lips and you couldn't turn the steering much before the tires would hit the front corners.

It looks like of like an AT160 Celica from the front, now. We'll see if any pictures from today's event make it online anytime soon.

peejay

The rear's a pain in the, well, rear. The front is really easy to move metal since it is all unsupported. You do need to eliminate the plastic inner liner though.

1FooknTiteFD

Where can I get a set of the CP racing flares for my 1st gen?