DIY flares - No sagging and under $30

[AB]

After seeing Scottys (Bigrig) flares at the forum meet up I decided to do a similar thing to my GQ and thought I would put up a DIY about it.

1) Take your old flares off and keep the screws.

NOTE: This would be a good time to clean up all the mud that is trapped underneath as shown below.

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2) Some people cut off the original tabs on the old flares as below to use on the new ones but this thread will be about making new ones. I decided to keep the old flares in whole just in case I try to sell the vehicle later on or you can even get over $100 on Ebay for them too.

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3) What you need....10m roll of Bunning's garden edging, nuts and bolts to suit your style and some kind of flexible plastic for the tabs. I used a pot plant pot holder and used a jigsaw to cut out the tabs the same size as the original tabs on the old flares. I actually cut them an extra 10mm longer and drilled the holes 10mm longer too as shown below.

10mm drill bit will be used for the original screws that go into the wheel arches and whatever bolt size you use will be the diameter for the flare mounting.

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4) Screw the tabs to arches, do them up tight and align the tabs correctly.

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5) Wrap the edging over the tabs, cut them to suit, drill the holes and bolt them up one by one and whalaaaaaaaaaaa!

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Easy job that should only take about 3 hours.

Any questions, just ask!

[NissanGQ4.2]

Any questions, just ask!

When can I bring mine over 4 you 2 do?

[Silver]

good to see the urban workbench aka wheelie bin in use in Vic as well as Qld!

I have a roll of edging, but haven't progressed any further.

I thought that it would be necessary to tuck the garden edging as far as the inner lip on the metalwork to stop mud etc creeping out the gap between flare and bodywork? Then again, cr@p can only be trapped between metalwork and tabs the way you have done it AB?

[Woof]

Ahhhh the old Bunnings flares, nothing better if you ask me

[markmclauchlin]

That looks really cool. Well done !!


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[Clunk]

love the work AB, might have to do something like this when the new boots arrive

[the ferret]

Top job Andy, well done mate, thanks for posting the pics!
Cheers, the ferret.

[Maxhead]

Looks the goods Andy, top job as usual

[Trolatron]

Very neat job mate, I will have to do that to mine soon as mine are a bit sagy.

[Bigrig]

Good DIY mate ... glad to have assisted/inspired in some form ...

Mine below for reference - people can add theirs to the thread as they complete it also. As AB said, I used the original tabs which makes the job a 30-45 minute one, but if you want the flares down the track, then this way that AB has done it is the way to go about it!

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[Bogus]

Fantasic and they are easily replaced if torn off....

[gavinsell]

These look great. will defiantly be adding to my gq very soon.

Thanks AB

[thebeatjackson]

Ah man, I just ordered some rubber flares today, wish I saw this earlier! oh well, i'm sure i'll rip one of em off soon enough!

[thebeatjackson]

Good DIY mate ... glad to have assisted/inspired in some form ...

Mine below for reference - people can add theirs to the thread as they complete it also. As AB said, I used the original tabs which makes the job a 30-45 minute one, but if you want the flares down the track, then this way that AB has done it is the way to go about it!

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what's going on with your blue grill mate? looks good!