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Technical => Exteriors and Interiors => Topic started by: ben on December 25, 2008, 09:51:57 PM

Title: orig lwb flares
Post by: ben on December 25, 2008, 09:51:57 PM

anyone know what the original lwb flares were made from? they are not fibreglass as they are smooth on the inside..

cheers
ben

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Jock on December 25, 2008, 09:55:54 PM

Benny,

I am pretty sure that they are glass because I clipped a concrete wall and put a small crack in
my left hand guard - it looks to be fibreglass. They are quite thick!

Jock

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Tweaker on December 26, 2008, 07:40:57 AM

I'm fairly convinced mine are fibreglass ;) I've seen some that are broken and they looke all fibres

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: ben on December 26, 2008, 10:05:52 AM

well it is possible the ones i have here are aftermarket ones out of some sort of green stuff.. i thought it might have been espestos.. i dont really know what espestos looks like but i just thought so..

its possible that both yours tweaker and jock are aftermarket fibreglass ones.. 30 years is a long time.

ben

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: hammers_spanners on December 26, 2008, 12:52:23 PM

The original flares are fiberglass. Maybe Ben some enterprising person ran up a mould to make ABS plastic flares??

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Jock on December 26, 2008, 01:08:11 PM

Ben,

They look to be original flares.

Jd

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: ben on December 26, 2008, 05:42:39 PM

weird..

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Marishka on December 26, 2008, 06:01:46 PM

i always thought the orig were white plastic ones.
its good how they unbolt, u could make ur own width, design outa f/glass easy as.
marty

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Tweaker on December 26, 2008, 10:54:54 PM

Hmmm.... I'm gonna have to get up under there and have a closer look ;)

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Merlin on December 27, 2008, 11:45:25 PM

the orignals are fiber glass but they are press moulded (inner & outer moulds are pressed together ) same system is used on corvettes

Title: Re: orig lwb flares
Post by: Marishka on December 27, 2008, 11:48:31 PM

that explaines why they look plastic 2 me .
gelcoat both sides. iv never chipped away at an orig 2 actually see.
marty