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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61488
No, and no. 🙂
Kruizin Kol

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61557
i liked the idea of spats a little while back so i could get my rear wheels off nice and easy and make it look like a rodder!!!
but i got my head chopped off by forum members of the time!!!
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61768
Yeah that was probably me :P

I think that flares would be hard to make look good, purely because of the flare around the wheel-arch. They work great on Beetles and early buses, and even type 3's, but I've never seen them done well on a kombi. I guess there's always a first time for everything though... 🙂


**Damned typos :o

[Edited on 30-6-2003 by KruizinKombi]
Kruizin Kol

PHAT BUG Dave says Bini's a fool

1,698 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#61801
DO IT!!!!!

Man, you just gots to put some spats on that thing!! ring Cauchi's auto accessories on 0412544651 he make spats for absolutely any thing!! If he dosen't have them he'll make them for ya!!! He's in Melb.

Mr Bubble Head Insano Dub Head

829 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61824
I'm with you col on early buses the arches dont have a lip so spats look good (if there your thing) but if you have a lip I recon you would never get the right lines in other words you would look like a freek
recycle, restore, enjoy

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61864
i was thinkin of cutting all the way upto the top of the wheel well and getting rid of all the arches so i could have it slammed and be able to change the wheel easy!
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd

PHAT BUG Dave says Bini's a fool

1,698 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#61928
There seems to be a bit of confusion as to what spats are. spats are a sheet of metal that covers in the rear wheel arch, If anything would make it harder to change a wheel.

[Edited on 30-6-2003 by PHAT BUG]

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61936
yer i know but have it removeable. invent my own spats anyway im not gonna do it anymore so it doesnt mater!
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#62152
Here's a pic I found....

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Kruizin Kol

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#62166
Here's some flares that were an attempt to overcome the flared wheelarch problem:

(Sorry about the image quality, I scanned them out of "Volkswagen Greats, Feb 1978")

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Kruizin Kol

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#62167
Wheel flare looks so good it actually looks "factory." Street critics have admired the wheel flares but they themselves considered the flare as a factory piece-until we let the cat out of the bag!
Yeah right, Whatever!!!:o

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