AB's new GQ is finally here

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Originally Posted by AB

All done, holds the shape really well but without that wire insert they would look like a bag of poo.

Pissing rain so ill take some better pics out of the carport soon!

You must use silicone spray to run that wire aswell ;)

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looks the ticket AB, getting there with the mods mate .

looking sweet AB

Happy to show people a little error I made so others don't do the same.

Don't mount the last fixing so close to the bottom of the arch on the rear of the front arches as pic below.

The concave of the arch tapers back towards the body which pulls the rubber flare and curls it inwards towards the tyre.

Should really mount that last fixing at least 50-80mm before the end (keep parallel with previous fixings) and just let the rest hang down.

It's only the rear of the front arches.

I didn't realise until I put the tyres back on and ran the wires damn it!!!

I was thinking of running some steel plates to push it back out and to hold the front mud flaps but then the plates will just get smashed when offroad on rocks, etc.

Front tyres off and move that fixing back a bit I think! :( 1st world problems!

Just pull the wire out and cut a bit off AB. leave the wire 100mm short at each end and it should not curl like that.

Note also that the Wire is a Shocker for working its way out of the flare and stabbing you in the leg or the side wall of the tyre. Insert a Self Tapper into each end of the flare to stop this from happening.

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Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD

Just pull the wire out and cut a bit off AB. leave the wire 100mm short at each end and it should not curl like that.

Note also that the Wire is a Shocker for working its way out of the flare and stabbing you in the leg or the side wall of the tyre. Insert a Self Tapper into each end of the flare to stop this from happening.

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Thanks mate, I just pulled out 200mm from the front but it still curls.

See below how that last rivet sits inwards from the rest, wouldn't that be the culperet?

can you put a washer behind it? maybe less pressure.

300mm strip of hoop iron riveted to the flare will sort it out. I did mine all the way

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Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD

can you put a washer behind it? maybe less pressure.

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Nah it's definitely pulling in and would need a gigantic washer 100mm diameter.

Thought it may have been the spring loaded wire pulling but just managed to do a full rotation of the wire and no joy.

Worked it out, it's the bloody wire curling it inwards and the fixing too low..

Need to manually shape it back up

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Originally Posted by AB

Worked it out, it's the bloody wire curling it inwards and the fixing too low..

Need to manually shape it back up

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That's what I said choppa ! The same happened to mine.

Make sure you fit a self tapper to each end mate or the wire will come out every drive.