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[R32Egor]

HI all,

 

Got standard minilites - 4.5 x 12 et35 with 165/60 r12 falkens fitted 

 

The TUV here in Austria say they are not ok as they stick out about 2-3mm from the front standard plastic wheel arches.

 

Does mini spares or mini sport do a edging strip that fits the standard plastic wheel arches? I have had a look and not sure which might fit. This hopefully would fulfill the TUV requirements 

[Ethel]

2mm! That sounds extremely petty.

 

Couldn't you just put some packing between the arches & the body?

 

Rubber or PVC moulding???

[R32Egor]

Oh good point did not think about Tackling the problem from that side.

 

Thanks for the idea

[GraemeC]

If they are the 'standard' plastic 'Special' arches then they won't easily take an edging strip.

 

For a permanent solution you could swap them for some Group 2 that would take an edging strip.

If you only need a solution to get through the test then I'd remove the rivets and replace them with bolts with a couple of washers between the arch and the wing.  You may only need to do the middle ones and leave the end ones as is - just to ease the top of the arch out.  Fill the resultant gap with a bit of closed cell foam (draught excluder type stuff)

[mab01uk]

This rubber seal strip from Minispares is used for the wheel arch to body seal for neatness such as with W&P arches and may do the job:-

http://www.minispare...MS.aspx|Back to

Edited by mab01uk, 07 September 2021 - 03:54 PM.

[absx2]

I`ve had the P section rubber on my standard Rover arches for 20 odd years as the arches were taken off and the rivets were replaced with 4 mm Phillips headed bolts for rust proving maintenance.

The picture isn`t the best due to the car being very tightly parked but hopefully you get the idea !

Standard Rover Minilights and Yokohama 160/60-12`s 

The only other thing you can possibly do check you don`t have positive camber as that will make the tyre stick out at the top, mine has half a degree negative and corners on rails.

Edited by absx2, 07 September 2021 - 06:12 PM.

[evansisgreat]

So sorry, to hijack, but what colour is that absx2? I'm looing to paint mine something very similar but haven't decided on a paint code.