my new polo - bumper is done pics pg 2

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Tim_GTi wrote:Looking good, Sooner the FKs turn up the better!! And dear me who's is that white monstrosity next to you

Yeah, i'll 2nd that !! That thing belongs on barryboys !!
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Just wondering, have recently got a polo (first car, love! it lol), and would like to 'flare' the arches like on your newer one; howd you go about doing that and does it make the arches wider (im sure it does)?

Cheers, also cant wait for the updates, would love to do an install/bootbuild but to scared of giving up the boot lol :oops: :lol:
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Basically when someone flares the arch, they'll roll it right up, so there's no lip. Then flare it, which means they'll pull it out, so effectively it is wider. Flaring arches will most definitely crack the paintwork though, from the strain the panel takes. So budget for getting it reprayed after.

Have a look on archenemy.co.uk, I' pretty sure there's some pics on there that'll show you just what I mean.
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cheers mate, need to rub down and repaint a few bits so could be useful, will just need to get it lowered first i geuss so it suits; might do it the other way round dependign on money and how much i repaint, 1 or 2 lil dents from when i bought it on the wheel arches as well, and bump strips :cry: so much to do so little time, and money lol :lol:
Cant wait till ive got it all done and looks how i want it, still standard at the moment :x

anyway, cheers
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Get it lowered first. It's good for the Arch Roller to see what needs to be done, as appose to guessing approximates.

Plus if your not used to a lowered car and you shank some paint work in the first week of driving it lowered you don't have to go back again.
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Very good plan

:lol: cheers mate, cant wait to sort it all out
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Hi mate, likin the polo!im in the process of doin that to my front bumper but without the fogs ( http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... c&start=15 ), its looking good!
And i was reading fast car the other day, and was that your old polo that i saw in there??its pretty damn nice!
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