Guest SouthGaZX Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 around six months ago there was a thread where we pretty much came to the conclusion that victoria british flares were actually vw beetle flares (i think they said 67 beetle) that were trimmed to fit the z.. anyone toyed around with this idea? because vw flares are pretty cheap.. there was also a pic of an orange z with the beetle flares installed that looked great to me... i dont know how many of you read.. but i believe its a cheap way to get wide fenders with not a whole lot of work or $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 According to the showcars website, C3 corvette flares will fit the rear. I think just about any flares with the correct diameter opening and the curve in at the bottom of the doors can be made to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SouthGaZX Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 i know any of them can be MADE to fit.. but someone compared the beetle flares to the victoria british ones and they were almost identical.. just needed a LITTLE trimming... anyway.. heres a link to that pic... http://album.hybridz.org/data/500/VWflaresonZ.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNeckZ Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I have a question. Is the front flares on the orange Z also from the VW, or are they from the standard Z flare? It is a good looking setup. Thanks, Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 From the looks of it Yeah they are ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think all four flares are vw rear flares. this front one looks too abrupt to be used on that Z... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 here you can see the difference in the front to rear fenders... I may go to my bud's house and pick up a set of his rear fenders to cut up... it seems like it would be fairly easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 VB, or Dragon whatever, are VW rear fenders that have been trimmed so that they conform to the Z car side profiles (front and rear). They are advertised as a 3.5" flare. They only flare the fender out ~1-1.5" beyond the stock arch. Knowing what I know now... I never would have bought them. A serious waste of $800. Just buy 4 VW rear fenders and cut away! Should save you $300+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 yeah...you can get some from a vw guy that is going to wider flares for dirt cheap...like $40 for some fenders... and you can make upto like 4"-5" if you wanted too...not that hard. The hardest part would be trimming near the rocker panel on the front around the lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SouthGaZX Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 thats good.. so you CAN use all 4... zhadman.. i believe you were the one that i originally read the post from a while back.. glad to know they will work for sure.. i like the look of those flares they are kinda.. different.. when i get to the body work im going to do that i believe. theres a vw junkyard not far from my house >8) have to go get what i need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 you CAN do anything...but it would be much easier to use 4 rear fenders. the front ones odn't leave enough metal to go under the rocker area. the rears have plenty of metal to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SouthGaZX Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 sorry about the misunderstanding.. when i meant CAN use all 4... i mean can use 4 rear for all 4 of the z fenders i understood about how the front was diferent.. now i just have to get my hands on a few and play around.. im not great with body work.. but how would you go about attacing these? i know you'll have to position them and trim here and there... how to keep them in place? self tapping screws? duct tape? and once you get them trimmed.. would you self tap them in place... then tack weld/grind/bondo... remove screws and weld/grind/bondo screw holes.. etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 you could just duct tape it and then if you have a MIG welder just tack it on or you could rivet it. I'll put more ideas up tomorrow. got to get ready for my college classes tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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