A few months ago I got some wheel archers for my mini, however I have absolutly no idea how to fit them so they're still in their box on my bedroom floor, taking up much need space! I dont suppose anyone could help me as to how I fit them??
I know they are fiberglass, but thats about all i know!
sorry i dont really help myself all that much do i?
Sian
I need a bit of help!
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, Mar 09 2005 02:07 PM
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 02:07 PM
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 03:45 PM
Hi Sian,
Any chance of photo's? Where did you buy them?
Any chance of photo's? Where did you buy them?
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:44 PM
I used sellotape!!
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:54 PM
If they have the holes in them already drilled then they will need to be Riveted through them. If there is no holes at all, then they will need to be fixed to the lip of the arch on the wing. You will need to make sure they fit OK first by taking ur old arch off, and trial fitting them to see if they line up as good as possible to the body, some tweeking may be required to get them to fit somewhere close to flush onto the body.
You should have a rubber strip that fits between the body, and the arch, if all lines up ok, then you can drill under the lip through the arch. Then rivet..
You can use screws aswel, but i always have bad experiences with screws, so always opt for riveting!
You should have a rubber strip that fits between the body, and the arch, if all lines up ok, then you can drill under the lip through the arch. Then rivet..
You can use screws aswel, but i always have bad experiences with screws, so always opt for riveting!
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:51 PM
ill try and get a pic of them! mite take a couple of days as im at uni n they are at home :sad: as is my lil car :sad:
but urm i do know that they dont have any holes in them! ull have to excuse the amount of questions im gonna ask! i have no idea what im doin!
how would i take my old arches off?
i do have a strip of rubber tho, i know that much! n then what do u mean by riveting?
sorry i understand if u want to slap me! im new to all this!!
sian
but urm i do know that they dont have any holes in them! ull have to excuse the amount of questions im gonna ask! i have no idea what im doin!
how would i take my old arches off?
i do have a strip of rubber tho, i know that much! n then what do u mean by riveting?
sorry i understand if u want to slap me! im new to all this!!
sian
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:56 PM
jus remembered, i got them from ebay!
sian
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 02:01 PM
Hi
get the old arches off by drilling the heads off the rivets , then they should just drop off. Just watch out if youre fitting wide arches that your mini will look silly if it doesnt have wide wheels to match - as per my mates mini im selling on the pic below! As for rivets you need a rivet gun and theyre used to hold stuff together where you only have access from one side. so poke the rivet thru the hole until the little saucer is flat on the surface of the arch, then put the long thin end into the rivet gun and squeeeze the handles of the gun together until the end snaps off, at the same time this will stick the wheel arch to the wing. Just make sure you use the right size rivet. If you dont fancy tackling it yourself im sure a garage wouldnt charge you much more than it would cost you to buy the rivet gun....
get the old arches off by drilling the heads off the rivets , then they should just drop off. Just watch out if youre fitting wide arches that your mini will look silly if it doesnt have wide wheels to match - as per my mates mini im selling on the pic below! As for rivets you need a rivet gun and theyre used to hold stuff together where you only have access from one side. so poke the rivet thru the hole until the little saucer is flat on the surface of the arch, then put the long thin end into the rivet gun and squeeeze the handles of the gun together until the end snaps off, at the same time this will stick the wheel arch to the wing. Just make sure you use the right size rivet. If you dont fancy tackling it yourself im sure a garage wouldnt charge you much more than it would cost you to buy the rivet gun....
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 03:46 PM
hi, sorry its taken so long to get the pictures!
well heres my current archers.....(sorry bout the dirty state of the car jus got bac from uni not washed her yet)....
well heres my current archers.....(sorry bout the dirty state of the car jus got bac from uni not washed her yet)....
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 03:47 PM
and then heres the archers i want to add...... will it be possible???
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 05:22 PM
Take the ones you already have on, rub them down with wet and dry and paint them to match the colour of your car.
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 09:43 PM
would that work? as they only appear to be plastic?also i have already brought the white ones jus not actually put them on yet because iv neva got round it to, dont make things easy for myself do i?
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 10:30 PM
Use a plastic primer then spray the colour. Put the other ones on Ebay and get your money back. Only a suggestion though. :grin:
also i have already brought the white ones jus not actually put them on yet because iv neva got round it to, dont make things easy for myself do i?
sian
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Posted 20 March 2005 - 10:53 PM
good idea!! cheers!! gonna try n do that!! will giv u an update as to how its gonePut the other ones on Ebay and get your money back. Only a suggestion though. :grin:
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Posted 21 March 2005 - 01:33 PM
are they group 5 arches?? we got some just like that ! they are pig to fit! but once there on they look great as you can see
im on half term soon so if you want to drive to stafford shire and to my house then we could do them.
im on half term soon so if you want to drive to stafford shire and to my house then we could do them.
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Posted 21 March 2005 - 01:38 PM
i'm plannin to do exactly what bigbadboab said! i cant afford new wheels....so no point fitting bigger arches wiv my 12x5 minilites!
on a seperate subject....do many of u guys go to stanford hall?because i'm in leicester n i've got my test in 7 weeks...so i'll obviously be sorted for august!so just askin if i'd see ne of u guys there?
on a seperate subject....do many of u guys go to stanford hall?because i'm in leicester n i've got my test in 7 weeks...so i'll obviously be sorted for august!so just askin if i'd see ne of u guys there?
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