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Are MQ/MK front guard arches the same as GQs?...

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Are MQ/MK front guard arches the same as GQs?...

Post by UKGQ »

Hullo from a UK GQ newbie.

I've just picked up a TD42 LWB high-roof, which, amongst plenty of other faults, has got pretty rusty front & rear guards.

Whilst I could cut the rot out and let new steel in, I was wondering if I bought front guards from a MQ/MK, could I cut out just the very arches themselves and let those into my GQ, or are they fundamentally different to my flared arches?
I can't seem to get GQ guards in the UK, hence the question.

Many thanks for any help!
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Post by MR5LTR »

the wheels sit towards the front more on the mq/mk guards and also the gq guards have the flair that lines up the grill that sits out further then the gq ones.. so no they wouldnt fit.. u would need the gq ones..
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Post by nastytroll »

the wheel arch shape is different mq/mk is flatter then gq in the top
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Post by UKGQ »

Thankyou for that gents :cry:
Looks like it's time to break out the air saw and the mig...
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Post by mattstar »

I bolted coil GQ guards to my MQ ute, I don't see why the guards wouldn't fit.
Yes the MQ/MK guards don't have the flair but a good rubber flexi flair will sort that out. I also still used the MQ bonnet and it all lined up fine.
If what your asking is are the wheel arch's in the same spot, the answer for GQ coil is yes.
The leaf ones are about an 1-2" out of place.
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Post by UKGQ »

Thanks for that.
All I actually need from the MQ/MK guards is the 'arch' - the area that the GQ flare would bolt to, and perhaps 3" around it; if I cut that area out of the MQ/MK guard, and cut a corresponding area out of my GQ guards, could I weld it in, and then refit the GQ flares?...
Many thanks :)
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Post by mattstar »

Anything is possible with a welder and grinder, it sounds like abit of work but it is possible, provided you cut "higher" then the bulge on the GQ panel so that the flat MQ/MK panel wasn't warped when you weld it on
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