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6th January 2012, 10:16 PM
#1
Administrator
DIY flares - No sagging and under $30
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!
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The Following 13 Users Say Thank You to AB For This Useful Post:
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6th January 2012 10:16 PM
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6th January 2012, 10:25 PM
#2
Rotaredom
Originally Posted by
AB
Any questions, just ask!
When can I bring mine over 4 you 2 do?
Time is never wasted when your wasted all the time
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6th January 2012, 11:19 PM
#3
RIP - valued member and true gentleman of this forum that will be missed by many!
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?
RIP - valued member and true gentleman of this forum that will be missed by many!
"As a boat owner and a four wheel drive owner I feel like a pelican: every where I look I see a big bill in front of me”
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6th January 2012, 11:25 PM
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Nasty Dog - Moderator
Ahhhh the old Bunnings flares, nothing better if you ask me
If any members require assistance in anything regarding this forum, just let me know via a PM and I will help you in any way that I can.
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6th January 2012, 11:50 PM
#5
Advanced
That looks really cool. Well done !!
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7th January 2012, 12:03 AM
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Dribble Master
love the work AB, might have to do something like this when the new boots arrive
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7th January 2012, 12:35 AM
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Hardcore
Top job Andy, well done mate, thanks for posting the pics!
Cheers, the ferret.
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7th January 2012, 08:49 AM
#8
SUCH IS LIFE
Looks the goods Andy, top job as usual
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8th January 2012, 10:48 PM
#9
Expert
Very neat job mate, I will have to do that to mine soon as mine are a bit sagy.
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8th January 2012, 10:54 PM
#10
Banned
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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