Project BTTF - 3G Accord Aerodeck

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:18 am

try the beetle wing gasket or just use something like silicone or tigerseal i have seen the vw guys use it not just on bugs on type 2's

becca · Post by **becca** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:31 am

mercutio wrote:try the beetle wing gasket or just use something like silicone or tigerseal i have seen the vw guys use it not just on bugs on type 2's

I was thinking of just getting some kind of rubber trim from Shuttleworth Hot Rod show, the original trim is actually quite thick and stands out from the outside, I'd say a good few mm thick.

The beetle stuff does look quite thick though, I'll have to ask around the VAG scene and see if anyone has any I can try before I buy!

http://www.mecatechnic.com/COX_VA12900_ ... 1905--.htm

becca · Post by **becca** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:55 am

They came! One is a little damaged but nothing that can't be sorted, just a few chips...

They have all come off of different cars too. Ordered them Monday evening so how they walked round, picked the best, got them off carefully, packaged and posted them and had them arrive from Cornwall to near Cambridge in pretty much 2 days is unreal!!!

Sorry the pictures aren't great and I was way too excited trying them against the car to get any pics - plus I'd worked up a sweat getting them unpackaged

I'll try to get some photos of them held up against the car tonight or over the weekend, but they fit spot on - almost like they were made for it, the little bits at the front [is there a technical term for them?] actually match up to the bumper, and on the rear too the swage line matches up to the bumper! So ridiculously happy and excited, can you tell?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:30 am

becca wrote:They have all come off of different cars too. Ordered them Monday evening so how they walked round, picked the best, got them off carefully, packaged and posted them and had them arrive from Cornwall to near Cambridge in pretty much 2 days is unreal!!!

That is great service!

becca wrote:plus I'd worked up a sweat getting them unpackaged

Not the kind of thing you should be saying on this forum with the likes of lxstuart around.

becca wrote:Sorry the pictures aren't great and I was way too excited trying them against the car to get any pics...

... I'll try to get some photos of them held up against the car tonight or over the weekend

I was very much looking forward to the pics now!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:31 pm

yeah some artistic pics of you kind of leant over holding them against the car would be good

i will get my coat

becca · Post by **becca** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:24 pm

Pictures are here!!! LOTS of them... Not great mind, and sorry none of me bent over holding them up

First off this is how the wheels fitted on the spare with standard arches...

First image is the other side, so showing how it would usually look against the side that has them mocked up!

Decided the best option is to make them all two piece flares, so one part attaches to the wing and the other to the bumper, as it means less flex if anyone bumps into the bumpers at any point as the flares are only fibreglass, and it just looks better IMO.

Looks uhh... different in the mirror now

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:27 pm

looks great

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:46 pm

Sure has got potential

Need to see a side shot with Éclat rims on with it fully dropped.

Out of interest are those the correct size tyres on the Eclats and are you going lower?

becca · Post by **becca** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:52 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Sure has got potential

Need to see a side shot with Éclat rims on with it fully dropped.

Out of interest are those the correct size tyres on the Eclats and are you going lower?

I'm definitely going lower it's standard ride height right now hahaha! I want basically a tiny bit of gap between the tyre and the arch flares once I get coilovers.

And they're 185s but I'm putting 195s on them, that was just a used tyre laying around so I could gauge it haha! I don't want no stretch

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:10 pm

That's all good to hear

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