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    rear wheelarch help pls....

    Hi....have just got some rearwheelarches for my mk3 cav....anyone got some pics or usefull advice on best way to fit these...thx

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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    weld them on, dont put them on with filler
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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    thanx angryman....when i searched forums for 'wheelarch' it came up with fek all....
    Gonna have to get myself a joggler then!

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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    i soldered mine where it was visible and welded behind the rear bumper and down the inner side of the rear doors finished off with filler ....
    What did bodyshops use many years ago before p38 filler to fill dents ..Solder

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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    body shops use 3m 2 pack adhesive about £30 trade enough to do 2 arches

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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    Quote Originally Posted by mark4x4
    i soldered mine where it was visible and welded behind the rear bumper and down the inner side of the rear doors finished off with filler ....
    What did bodyshops use many years ago before p38 filler to fill dents ..Solder
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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    Quote Originally Posted by mike261263
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    slows the car by 8 millisec ( the xtra weight )

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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    Quote Originally Posted by mark4x4
    slows the car by 8 millisec ( the xtra weight )
    NAH thats duff info dude its 7.99999999999
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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    they used lead back in the days, i still av to do it at work sometimes on porsches!
    and it bloody hard to do!
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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    my m8 goes on about lead loading porsches thought that was in the old days lmao great fun mixed with water lmao lmao

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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    thx ilovemenova I struggled for 2 days i never treat failiure as an option .. i nearly did in this case!!

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    lol yeh no prob lol lmao lmao
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    Re: rear wheelarch help pls....

    ma dad welded mine in and filled it in with filler. looks great

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