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Garden Edging Flexy Flares

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Garden Edging Flexy Flares

Post by BundyZook »

Has anyone got any pics of home made flexy flares and know what exactly they made them out of and where they got it from?

i lost my job so i have time to do some work to the zuk.

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Post by bigbluemav »

Tosh

I used 100mmx3mm rubber fro Clark Rubber and reinforced it with galvanised builder's tape stuff (25mm wide) from Bunnings. Attached with self tappers


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Post by antt »

my removable flares are made from 150mm wide garden edging that i got in a 6m roll for $25 from bunnings. will try and find a pic
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Post by -Richo- »

Made mine from 75mm lawn edging from bunnings, $19 for 10 metres. Its stiff plastic, not rubber. Easily cut and shaped with tin snips and finished off with a file. Having a single cab the 10 Metres gave me 3 sets of spares left over. Used brass screws (didnt have self tappers) every 80 mm or so. I got priced locally for special made flares very similar (but rubber) for $100 a pair.

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Post by -Scott- »

I've got a 10m length of Bunnings shorter garden edging which is taking up space in my garage (couldn't get it straight enough in the garden, so out it came!)

Free to a good home, pick up from Brisbane Northside.

Cheers,

Scott

Edit: It's now somewhere the other side of the round window....
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Post by BundyZook »

How wide is the stuff you have? how much do you think postage to bundy would be if i was to get my brother to pick it up? how heavy is it?

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Post by -Scott- »

The roll is 75mm wide, around 250mm diameter, roughly 2.5kg (according to my bathroom scales...)

I expect postage to Bundy would be enough to make you want to find some locally, or wait for your brother to visit. ;)

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Post by kranked_dirt »

slosh: how did you attatch the edging to your wheel arches?? looks awesome by the way.

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Post by high n mighty »

I went out and got some 75mm edging today. The guards on my lux havent got a "square" lip.

I know someone had sheetmetal welded in, I don't want to go to that extent, did you guys just pull it out straight or what??
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Post by -Richo- »

My arches had about 4mm flattened underneath most of the way around, didnt need to bend or add sheet just used a centre punch to make sure the drill holes were dead centre.

You could maybe weld a strip around to mount it too but youll have to repaint etc, could be a big job. Your arch is folded underneath right? just not flat? if so you could maybe use a centre punch to make your drill holes right on the tip and that should work. If its too sharp maybe bend it out a little only where you need to drill.
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Post by slosh »

kranked_dirt wrote:slosh: how did you attatch the edging to your wheel arches?? looks awesome by the way.

Cheers,

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Thanks.

I cut the wheel arches bigger with air hacksaw then welded a strip of flat sheetmetal around the new arch. Used cardboard template to cut the plastic for snug fit to the guard.

Wouldn't do it this way again- the weld is messy and same result can be had by cutting and folding metal on existing guard. See the Rover section for an awesome guard job on a Disco by Slunnie.

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Post by -Mick- »

NJ SWB you have a pm :) I'll grab it tomorow if that's cool :D
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