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metallica fish
 Post subject: wheel arch covers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:55 pm 
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any of you ever bought them? i could do with some for my back arches. the state of the arches is still 'ok' bit of bubbling and a tiny bit of brown showing. the cars got 120,000 on the clock so i dont fancy repairing it if im honest. and i need my car everyday so i cant afford it to be in the garage.

there is some on ebay from poland (im guessing ebay links arnt allowed) but if you search "mazda 323 wheel arch" there is the front an back sets £60 inc postage.

im not bothered about these fancy chrome ones, any black will do as long as it looks abit better. i only need the back set too

anyone know where to get some or anyone got some for sale?

liam


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alanuk2011
 Post subject: Re: wheel arch covers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:37 pm 
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look good im getting my rear arches resprayed and corners of doors bonnet that are rusting.. bought car from a garage and his selling poiunt was the arches where just respray ye by a novice now rusty..5 months iv had car


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rasco
 Post subject: Re: wheel arch covers
PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:26 pm 
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Must admit I've been tempted to put on covers in the past but it will probably look naff. If you're not too worried about how it will look why not rub down and treat your arches then paint them Matt black yourself. same sort of look as the Matt black covers then but much cheaper!


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Marc S
 Post subject: Re: wheel arch covers
PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:31 pm 
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If you take your rusty arch, and cover it with a plastic arch or similar...the rust will spread further up the panel, and will soon be further up than the arch you have added...

Treat the rust, to stop it getting any worse, then as Rasco has said, sort it yourself - it'll look the same, and will actually be "fixed" (as far as the rust is concerned) instead of simply covered up :)

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