Brock-Lee Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Fabricating bolt on flares out of alloy/steel is just retarded. What are the standard width zg flares worth vs the wide one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Front: 3 1/4" vs 2 1/4" Rear: 3 5/8" vs 2 1/4" (apparantly_) Just the regluar ones are $200USD, the superwides are $330 USD. Not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Is that per pair or all 4? NZ$440 isn't too bad, but how is freight because it would be an ugly shaped package, thats for sure. I think they look good at the moment, but measure up the wheels and see what you are going to be able to get under there. Going wider would be awesome, but can cause issues at the front, with the front and rear of the guard because of the width/offset of the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Is it peverse to suggest these flares - the squareness would suit the flat look of the bonnet much better than the rounded ones (IMO anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Is that per pair or all 4? NZ$440 isn't too bad, but how is freight because it would be an ugly shaped package, thats for sure. I think they look good at the moment, but measure up the wheels and see what you are going to be able to get under there. Going wider would be awesome, but can cause issues at the front, with the front and rear of the guard because of the width/offset of the wheel. At the moment, I can fit an extra 50mm outwards on the front and about 55mm outwards on the back (although this will increase when I pull the track back in with the ae101 brakes). TBH, I think the easiest option is to just use the regular ZG flares. Once fitted properly I think they will look good. and KK, no, sorry, square flares for a square car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 How about groupC style flares? I think these ones are RX3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Those square flares kk posted would look awesome on a later model Gemini sedan. I wanted to get something similar from a jeep cherokee and put them on years ago, but I'm too poor/lazy/etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 The Group C ones are okay, but I prefer flares that taper in at the ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Personally, I'd price up a few places, you might get a cash-e somewhere. I'd rather pay the extra, and get something that looks made for it, rather than ones that don't look quite right. In saying that, probably the same sort of price to get someone to modify some universal or ZG ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I don't know if you guys know how much work is involved in making fibre glass products, especially custom ones. Most places just won't do it because they know its not worth it, especially for a "one off" type product. You'd need to make a model out of foam, wood or something similar of each guard because they can't be mirrored. This could easily take a day per guard. You then need to prep it and lay glass over to make a mould. Again, each one could easily take a day. Then if everything has gone well, you have a set of 4 moulds that you can lay glass into, to make the product. This is a slightly quicker process than before and you could probably do all 4 in a day. So basically, 2 weeks of full time work; 80 hours at say $40 an hour which would be ultra cheap, $3200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 and KK, no, sorry, square flares for a square car. Fair enough broe - these lines makes my mind sees this car as square.. keep in mind I'm not saying those flares you have won't look sweet, cos they will look dope az - was just chucking out another way to think about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Oh yeah, for sure. I have some pics of a Gem with the square Torana bolt on flares and I just don't like how it looks... Looks ok from this angle: I am not keen on this though: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 DEAR GODS MAN. MY EYES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgySam Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I don't know if you guys know how much work is involved in making fibre glass products, especially custom ones. Most places just won't do it because they know its not worth it, especially for a "one off" type product. You'd need to make a model out of foam, wood or something similar of each guard because they can't be mirrored. This could easily take a day per guard. You then need to prep it and lay glass over to make a mould. Again, each one could easily take a day. Then if everything has gone well, you have a set of 4 moulds that you can lay glass into, to make the product. This is a slightly quicker process than before and you could probably do all 4 in a day. So basically, 2 weeks of full time work; 80 hours at say $40 an hour which would be ultra cheap, $3200. Get some chicken grease and smear it over the flares. Buy some plaster of paris and smother it over the greased up flares...easy mould...should take about 2 hours or so at the most. Leave over night and remove the flares real careful like. then make new plugs out of the moulds...easy as. This is how I have done every fibreglass thing i have ever made...its simple really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 ^ what flares? You need something to begin with, thats the point I'm trying to make. Replicating something is very cheap and easy, creating it is not. Also in reference to above monstrousity, the 90's rules my world. I bet that chick that owned that wore the awesomest denim threads known to man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 The graphics are awesome, but that's about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 How about Fiji style flares- quite easy to fit.... And was that a whole magazine dedicated to Gems or just a one off special edition by fast fours etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytim Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 And was that a whole magazine dedicated to Gems or just a one off special edition by fast fours etc? I got a couple of those just Gem books... don't think they've done one for at least 10 years tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Yeah, they were special editions form Fast Fours and Hot Fours. I've got a few of them in a box somewhere. I think they might have done 2 or 3 each. Some good 90s stuff in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Definitely puts it into context... I think it looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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