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[domdee]

Anyone fitted sports pack wheels with other arches???
Preferably skinny sort of arches.
I have the late cooper pop rivet type on arches and wondered what they would look like covering sports pack wheels

[mini stephen]

Anyone fitted sports pack wheels with other arches???
Preferably skinny sort of arches.
I have the late cooper pop rivet type on arches and wondered what they would look like covering sports pack wheels

Hey lad I was lookin to do the same thing I seen a picture on google images with sport pack wheels and standard arches looks class but would never pass mot here as the top of the arch is flush with the wheel but as the wing slopes down and in the tire is exposed then the prob I had with slightly bigger arches I think they were Monte Carlos they needed to fix to the lip on the wing which is cut off to stop the wheels hitting body so I just ordered new sport pack arches and gunna space the wheels as far out as I can

[vx220]

A guy who had something to do with Playmini had a blue one with sportpack wheels under mini special arches, in one of the magazines years ago...

Visit playmini site, go to magazine articles, look for 1380 mini

I used to love this car, as I've got older so have my tastes! Archless with 10"s for me now

Edited by vx220, 25 October 2014 - 09:47 PM.

[Minimad100]

There's a local mini to me with chrome arches and SP wheels! Looks good! They're flush with the arch!!

[mini stephen]

There's a local mini to me with chrome arches and SP wheels! Looks good! They're flush with the arch!!

Hey its really hard to explain but the one I cn if u look at the front of the car at the ends of the bumper the tyre was exposed do you know if his were completely covered the whole way round the tyre just are mot centres are really strict

[skoughi]

These are mine with grp 2 arches, she's still in primer but you get the idea!
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[domdee]

These are mine with grp 2 arches, she's still in primer but you get the idea!
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I'm liking the look more and more!

I'll try and find these pics as stated above!

[Minimad100]

There's a local mini to me with chrome arches and SP wheels! Looks good! They're flush with the arch!!

Hey its really hard to explain but the one I cn if u look at the front of the car at the ends of the bumper the tyre was exposed do you know if his were completely covered the whole way round the tyre just are mot centres are really strict

Couldn't tell you! Only ever see it parked on side of road or driving along so never got a chance to see! Sorry! I would have said they would be not covered so well at the front but I couldn't definitively say!

[domdee]

Having problems looking on play mini as my iphone doesn't have the right Adobe plugin

[mini stephen]

These are mine with grp 2 arches, she's still in primer but you get the idea!
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Ther gunna look stunning do they fit to they lip of the wing or higher

[skoughi]

I think the lip of the arches should normally be about level with the wing arch at the top, if you know what I mean?! However I trimmed off 25 mm all around the front arch for the 13" wheels and tyres so now the grp2 arch sits lower at the top of the wheel arch than the lip on the wing. The arches themselves were a right bugger to fit as the shape didn't match that of the wing, a lot of pulling and twisting and swearing!!

Edited by skoughi, 26 October 2014 - 07:05 PM.

[mini stephen]

I think the lip of the arches should normally be about level with the wing arch at the top, if you know what I mean?! However I trimmed off 25 mm all around the front arch for the 13" wheels and tyres so now the grp2 arch sits lower at the top of the wheel arch than the lip on the wing. The arches themselves were a right bugger to fit as the shape didn't match that of the wing, a lot of pulling and twisting and swearing!!

Lol I can imagine am sure they will be worth it thanks