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[gronkjor]

Yep it does. Not quite sure what I prefer. Mine is a 1998 too :)
Which tyres are you using? Always find it hard to find tyres in that size.

[iMurray]

i really like the clean grille look, looks good on a sportspack too, although rarely seen.

[Noah]

Lovely car:

Buy some new arches for £20 and get them painted professionally :), then just remove old one sand self tapper the new ones on.

[iMurray]

he speaketh the truth.


which is unusual... cause normally he chats S****

[anthonysjb]

Yep it does. Not quite sure what I prefer. Mine is a 1998 too :)
Which tyres are you using? Always find it hard to find tyres in that size.

Believe they're Yokohama A539.

Lovely car:

Buy some new arches for £20 and get them painted professionally :), then just remove old one sand self tapper the new ones on.

It's tempting, I'd need to find a decent paint shop around my area though (Tunbridge Wells) and I'm not too sure how much it'll cost! Definitely doing it though, fattail's car looks brilliant with painted plastic arches.

[Noah]

There is a company called spray shack that you can post small items they paint it and send it back. They're very good.

[iMurray]

just find a local garage and ask... you'll be surprised at the quality of local worksman :_

[minimaxie]

Wow looks really good without the spotlights actually, really clean.

I quite like them on, but mine never came with them.



The muppet who put the wrong front end on (non- MPi) mine obviously took the spotlights with him Nevermind, I'm getting some Ring Rally Giants for him.

[fattail95]

It's tempting, I'd need to find a decent paint shop around my area though (Tunbridge Wells) and I'm not too sure how much it'll cost! Definitely doing it though, fattail's car looks brilliant with painted plastic arches.

I much prefer the painted arches look as its cleaner =)

[jaydee]

Much prefer the look of the classic
Nice cars, keep'em standard-ish!

Edited by jaydee, 21 February 2013 - 10:16 AM.

[anthonysjb]

There is a company called spray shack that you can post small items they paint it and send it back. They're very good.

Emailed them, awaiting the quote.

[anthonysjb]

Got the quote, £228 for the 4 of them! They would 'use 4 shades in total, Standard, Light, Grain, Intense, we would use the standard shade unless otherwise advised', seems a lot more professional than myself just spraying them at home.

Hmm. A bit steep I think, considering they may not match the rest of the body exactly depending on how their shades look.

Edited by anthonysjb, 21 February 2013 - 11:53 AM.

[fattail95]

Seems VERY steep to me! To be honest, you could get a pretty good job at home with a rattle can IMO as the arches are curved, meaning that defects are not as easily noticed. If you take your time, I reckon you could get a great result at a fraction of the price - and if you mess up, buying a single new arch is £5.

Give it a shot and if you dont like your results, you'll only be a few tenners out of pocket. =)

Edited by fattail95, 21 February 2013 - 05:47 PM.

[WillRunci]

Love this car, makes me want to rip my arches off

[anthonysjb]

Seems VERY steep to me! To be honest, you could get a pretty good job at home with a rattle can IMO as the arches are curved, meaning that defects are not as easily noticed. If you take your time, I reckon you could get a great result at a fraction of the price - and if you mess up, buying a single new arch is £5.

Give it a shot and if you dont like your results, you'll only be a few tenners out of pocket. =)

True, I guess I'll order a set of 4 and try it, if I mess it up then I'll just use the ones it came with for now, and maybe get them done professionally later.