Gaz Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Who knows what and how about escort gaurds? What is each type etc. There seems to be multiple shapes etc of the bubble type gaurd. Any experts? Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I know there are bubble arches and forrest flares.. the forrest flares are the square type often found on MK2 sports.. there is the bubble arches which have a massive rear pannel replacement.. and there are the smaller bubbles which are basically extra large bolt ons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 im pretty sure that the mexicos have a more square/bigger flare on the front gaurds. also is there a difference between bubble flares and forest flares edit- RT answers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Theres bubble flares(as far as I know, ford only made one type of bubble gaurd, but people have come along afterwards and made their own slightly different versions), rs/mexico/sport gaurds(type 48(sport, had 6 dial dash and gaurds but no strengthening) and type 49 shells(rs/mexico)) and standard gaurds for mk1's For mk2's theres forest flares which are like a square version of a bubble flare - like the mk2 itself is a square version of the mk1, then theres standard guards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 Aye the small bubble and the large bubble makes sense RT. I know the mk2 had the forest flares, I like them the most but not suitable for the mk1. I like the ones for mk1 escorts that are bubble but kinda squareish edge. Like this one. I think they may be a BDA type gaurd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Mark ones have the standard and the gt guards, and the boreham bubble arches. All of these are steel. Loads of aftermarket ones, of which the most ourtageuos were probably the Zakspeed ones. Mark twos had the X-pack fibreglass arches - a dealer option. Forest and tarmac works arches were all ally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 So its really a matter of finding a mould that you like rather than picking which style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Fiberglass auto replacements here do a "Mexico" flair in a few different widths (see my project thread, there the ones i cut off/still have on the front) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 Just had a quick squizz. I dont like those ones as much as the ones that are a bit more square on the top. They look alot better on the van than coupe tho. I like your front ones. How are you going to make the rear rivets concealed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Old pic, its looking a lot better now. The fronts are the same as the old rears i had on it, they can do them in a lot wider size too, i cut them off cause i riveted them on without cutting the factory lip/flair off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 Much tidier now with a bit of bog. Did you countersink the rivets and then just bog over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I dont understand what your looking for gaz, is it a bubble flare like in the pic or a mexico flare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Much tidier now with a bit of bog. Did you countersink the rivets and then just bog over?Just building up the curve that was already in the flair to cover the rivets, only gone so high with the bog to fill some bits that warped when welding up the "tubs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I dont understand what your looking for gaz, is it a bubble flare like in the pic or a mexico flare?I think he's just finding out what options are around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 I dont understand what your looking for gaz, is it a bubble flare like in the pic or a mexico flare? Im not sure what they are called that was why I started the thread. Want ones like thecar I posted above. Ive lost the pic of the white mk1 with a green and red stripe down it (castrol car) but thats exactly the gaurds I want. Maybe the same as these. (note how it is kinda flat at top rather than bubble into the gaurd..or is it jus me?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkcortina Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 i think this is the pic you want. i have been looking for these guards but i have not been able to find them.i think they are a Zakspeed special fibreglass guard. i have found most bubble gurads are the same the rear guards are very flat and not as round as the front. Ive got a set of steel bubble guards from england abt 3 months ago and they are the same as the fibreglass ones i already had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I cant really see that those gaurds(not the zakspeed) are any different to any other bubble flares, you cant put the rear bubbles on the front either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Ive lost the pic of the white mk1 with a green and red stripe down it (castrol car) but thats exactly the gaurds I want. this one? only pic i have of it but theres a smaller one in my sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 yuh i thought all bubbles where the same just comes down to the way you mount them and the colour of your car etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 that orange mexico is teh sex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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