DSON
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Registered: 7th Sep 02
Location: Derbys
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how does everyone make their arches smooth?
i have been told they have to be fixed really well so they dont crack
hows anyone done this?
cheers
dan
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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make up fibreglass replcement ones, very easy to do.
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Gavin
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
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smooth arches look 
seen a few nowadays with them..... yeah i would think that the arch would need to be screwed down to help prevent cracks
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Korsa
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Registered: 25th Jan 03
Location: Cardiff S.Wales Drives :Blue/Purple Corsa
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Like this\/ i think its one of the best things you can do to our car of choice... get rid of those stupid plastic arches....
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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XTC113, out of curiousity, what would you do when you need to take your front bumper off? is it all smoothed in as one?
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Korsa
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Registered: 25th Jan 03
Location: Cardiff S.Wales Drives :Blue/Purple Corsa
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no the bumper doesn't actually go under the arch anymore like the standard bumper.... i used custom t shape brackets
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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i see...
i thought its all moulded and smoothed as one 
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jazzer2k3
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Registered: 24th May 03
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how do ya go bout using fibreglass on ur arches.......explain cos im wanting to do this aswell...........
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DSON
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Registered: 7th Sep 02
Location: Derbys
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TTT
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LukeGSi
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Registered: 9th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by XTC113
Like this
Love that mate!!!
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DSON
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Registered: 7th Sep 02
Location: Derbys
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been to the local bodyshop and he has quoted me £400 for full respray in silver and he will smooth the lot in...Arches,spoiler,skirts..etc
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LukeGSi
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Registered: 9th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by DSON
been to the local bodyshop and he has quoted me £400 for full respray in silver and he will smooth the lot in...Arches,spoiler,skirts..etc
Seems a little cheap to me, try and look at some pics of their work or talk to people that have had work done there!! Remember you get what you pay for!!
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Korsa
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Registered: 25th Jan 03
Location: Cardiff S.Wales Drives :Blue/Purple Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by jazzer2k3
how do ya go bout using fibreglass on ur arches.......explain cos im wanting to do this aswell...........
you take it to the bodyshop and say.... "can you smooth all my plastic bits please"
thats what i did, much easier.... too much hasle diy'in it...
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Korsa
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Registered: 25th Jan 03
Location: Cardiff S.Wales Drives :Blue/Purple Corsa
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cuz tbh trying to get a diy finish like this \/ you've either gotta be pretty skilled with fiberglass, or have lots of time on your hands for mistakes....
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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Full bumper smoothed and A piller (Wing meets window)
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