tires and wheels Alpina wheel arches

[TimSullivan]

Does anyone have pics of the wheels arches trimmed and the blending of the arches into the fenders?

Thanks,

Tim

[c.d.iesel]

i think you want to see photos of Bill Williams car ?

[AndyS]

[nbcbird]

The pic of the Alpina front air dam featured in the FAQ store also has Alpina wheel arches.

[ziff73]

Is there. A good build thread for those? Love the look a lot more than turbo flares... Just wonder how hard the install is?

[RayC911]

Here's a few more pics. This is the way I would go if I were to do flares.

[TimSullivan]

These pictures are all very nice but I would like to see a pic of them glued on before any body work is done.

[AndyS]

They have to be body worked. They don't attach to the lip they attach into the body like other flares. I lost my pictures of the install a long time ago.

[rogerspeed]

couple photos

[nbcbird]

Bill Williams had a project blog on this Forum using Alpina flares. His pictures were very informative and exactly what you are looking for.

[BillWilliams]

See the link below.

Two tricky parts. You have to get a good idea where you want the wheel opening to be and start from there.

Not sure of all the specifics, I did not track this process in its entirety.

The fender was cut, then crimped so the lip on the arch would lay flush with the face of the fender. The fellow who did this, did not think the 1/2" crimp was enough to support the lip so he welded more metal to that crimp. THen he glued, riveted all this together then packed the back of the flares with marine epoxy to give it some strength. Wish I could be more helpful.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,286338/

[rogerspeed]

three more

[eurotrash]

See the link below.

Two tricky parts. You have to get a good idea where you want the wheel opening to be and start from there.

Not sure of all the specifics, I did not track this process in its entirety.

The fender was cut, then crimped so the lip on the arch would lay flush with the face of the fender. The fellow who did this, did not think the 1/2" crimp was enough to support the lip so he welded more metal to that crimp. THen he glued, riveted all this together then packed the back of the flares with marine epoxy to give it some strength. Wish I could be more helpful.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,286338/

Hey Babydaddy, which set did you use? Did you track down an original set, or were they repops?

I think I am going this route when it comes time for repaint.. I like the happy medium.. well, this or the omni/rabbit idea for the metal factor. But correct parts would be best.

[BillWilliams]

Babydaddy says he used the repros from the gent in Canada who sells them. Dave Pineda

[Retrogroucher]

Is Dave alive and well? I recall he was quite ill a few years ago.

Does anyone have his contact info?

Thanks.

P.S. I stumbled across these things in the past: http://www.klokkerholmusa.com/servlet/the-213/1975-dsh-1984-volkswagen-rabbit-2/Detail