How are fender flares attached?
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (JJB)
Where'd ya get them and how much? I need some also. I'll have the 315 on by the end of the week. I've heard that people use double sided tape. I thought it would come with the flares.
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (JJB)
Mine are held on by two sided 3M tape, not to excited about drilling holes in the fenders. Someone else said to wait and see what it looks like without. It does look pretty good without, it also looks sweet with them.:)
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (92TripleBlack)
Where'd ya get them and how much? I need some also. I'll have the 315 on by the end of the week. I've heard that people use double sided tape. I thought it would come with the flares.
Thanks
92TripleBlack :cheers: :smash:
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (JJB)
The factory intended the rear fender flares on the 1996 GS coupes to be taped and screwed to the fenders. I run 315/35ZR17 Pirelli P7000 tires on all four Black GS 17x11" wheels. I am not sure what offsets my wheels have, but the tires show about 1/4" beyond the fenders, and get lots of compliments. I haven't hydroplaned yet, but I take it slow when it rains. The rear tires may rub on about 1/2" of the black plastic inner shields, but will clear the mufflers. :)
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (A96LT4)
...The rear tires may rub on about 1/2" of the black plastic inner shields, but will clear the mufflers. :)
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (92TripleBlack)
Gottcha. What wheels/tires? See mine in post. Got any prices on the flares? I was hoping to find them for about $150.
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I don't have a price on the flares yet, but your figure is about what I'm expecting.
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (JJB)
I bolted mine on with 5 screws on each flare. I have the GS offset and they stick out about 1/4 inch. I have no rubbing on the inside. I also lowered the rear end about an inch.
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (Mikez40)
I'm looking at getting ZR1 style with GS offsets through AFS. They will come with Dunlops mounted on them. I'm thinking hard about getting the white finish. I really like the "Last C4" look.
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I'm going to either get the C5 wide 5 spoke or the GS style rims and either have them powder coated or painted white.
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (Springer's 95)
I too was looking at white rims on my 95, but I checked with AFS and they no longer offer the white rims and they can't be special ordered.
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I'm going to either get the C5 wide 5 spoke or the GS style rims and either have them powder coated or painted white.
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I'm going to either get the C5 wide 5 spoke or the GS style rims and either have them powder coated or painted white.
How much to have them powder coated? Have you checked?
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (92TripleBlack)
Gottcha. What wheels/tires? See mine in post. Got any prices on the flares? I was hoping to find them for about $150.
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Re: How are fender flares attached? (out2run)
GS/50 offset, 315-35-17 rears. Figure the final effect would be like the GS but with better tires. I was going to put together an order with 18carfan anyway so I'll get it all together:
- '96 wiper blades
- Fender flares
- Z06 Front calipers
- Drilled/grooved C5 Front rotors
- Front speaker grills
Did I miss anything?
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- '96 wiper blades
- Fender flares
- Z06 Front calipers
- Drilled/grooved C5 Front rotors
- Front speaker grills
Did I miss anything?
92TripleBlack :cheers: :smash: