Rotten rear arches

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Nathan
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Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:06 pm

My rear inner arches are pretty rotten so I'm going to have to do something about them. If I went to a garage to get them replaced how much should I expect to pay (not including respaying)?

However I'm considering replacing them my self as I have access to more or less all , has anybody on here done this? Got any advice or tips?

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Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:25 pm

I had mine done at Ԛ£250 a side, but that included spraying them.

The arches themselves are only Ԛ£26 each I think.
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Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:37 pm

The actual outer arches themselves aren't to bad, I was just planning on cutting/grinding the rust away and then filling it.

However there's not much left of the inners at all, now I've found a few places selling the outers but not the inners, is this something you can buy off the shelf? If so where from?
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Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:14 pm

The only place you can get the inners, is the Dealer. Approx Ԛ£60 per side.

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Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:21 pm

I have replaced a few sets of wheelarches and to repair the inner arches i used the curved section of a front wing cut into shape.. :thumb:
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