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Bunnings flares

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:14 pm
by ssfabricator
i saw this b4 dunno if it was on here or nother site
you can get this stuff from bunnings called grass roots barrier u can get 75mm wide and 150 wide by 10m for $23 and $60 works great pics below u have to keep screws close together use big washers as well i used prolly 20-25 screws per flare went thruogh mud rocks and clay today and they have kept there shape great
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180 ... lux031.jpg

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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:15 pm
by ssfabricator

Re: Bunnings flares

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:25 pm
by MUSS
ssfabricator wrote:i saw this b4 dunno if it was on here or nother site
you can get this stuff from bunnings called grass roots barrier u can get 75mm wide and 150 wide by 10m for $23 and $60 works great pics below u have to keep screws close together use big washers as well i used prolly 20-25 screws per flare went thruogh mud rocks and clay today and they have kept there shape great
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180 ... lux031.jpg
sorry dude addy no worky :D

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:27 pm
by Slunnie
Should be this
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:44 pm
by ssfabricator
thanks mate what did i do wrong??

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:20 pm
by Slunnie
No worries mate, you just had both image tags after the URL, not either side of it.

This is how it should have looked:

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[img]http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/ssfabricator/lux031.jpg[/img]

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:48 pm
by just cruizin'
just do a search on garden edge, the zook boys have been doing for a long time, mine cost me $7 including the rivets

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:02 pm
by ausyota
Yeah I have had lawn edging flares on the Lux for years :)
It is technicly illegal though, but you would have to be damn unlucky to get pinged for it.
Its to do with it not being thick enough and being able to "cut" a pedestrian :roll: .

Nylex made a nice edging (we sell it where I work) that is a bit thicker than the standard bunnings stuff, and therfore legal, but they only do the black stuff in 75mm and thats not wide enough in my case. They do 150mm wide but only in poxy green.

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:39 pm
by YankeeDave
here is my bunnings garden edging with al flat bar on the car

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:49 pm
by MART
Looks good yankeedave,Cheers Paul.

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:15 pm
by GUJohnno
The only thing I have against them is when you lean against a tree or an embankment, there is no give in the flare and may increase the chance or panel damage.
The rubber flares on mine easily bend out the way.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:55 am
by Vulcanised
if you use self tapping screws, the flares should tear from the guard and not fark it up...... i got a 10 metre roll for $60 and it leaves you enough for a couple of spares :cool:

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:07 am
by dogbreath_48
I brought a 1200x650x~1mm plastic sheet from a plastic supply joint, for $26. It's better quality and more flexible than the bunnings flares and it can be cut in different shapes to suit the guards. Looks nicer and is easier to work with than the garden edge too. Made up new inner guards out of it and will be making flares with it. 1200mm is just long enough to make a one piece flare on the front of my 75.

-Stu :)

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:21 pm
by Bowhunter
Any pics Stu?

YankeeDave do you have any others of your rig?

cheers,

:cool:

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:32 pm
by dogbreath_48
Bowhunter wrote:Any pics Stu?

YankeeDave do you have any others of your rig?

cheers,

:cool:
I haven't done the flares yet, but this is the stuff:
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No laughing at my dodgy guard chop. The inner guard cutting isn't actually as bad as it looks in the pictures. Should come up neatly when the flares are on - will post more pics.
The plastic is also available in a number of colors, and is easy to cut with a sharp knife or decent scissors.


-Stu :)

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:21 pm
by Tiny
Patrolden wrote:if you use self tapping screws, the flares should tear from the guard and not fark it up...... i got a 10 metre roll for $60 and it leaves you enough for a couple of spares :cool:
I bent a gaurd with the bunnings stuff, none of the plastic tore and none of the tek screws riped off :oops: :oops:

also craked the snorkel in the same time

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:45 pm
by YankeeDave
shots of teh whole car or the flares?

anyway here is another of the flares

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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:06 pm
by M1S3RY
On the Paj, good stuff to work with, as you can cut it with some scissors.
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:11 am
by suzuki boy
I will be doing the old bunnigs flares when my 31's go on! :cool:

I like the look of it better then the stock flares too! :cool:

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:21 pm
by Doggy
Ill second the fact that the flares are damn damn damn strong and will cave in your guard before they rip off. That happened to me as well :lol:

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:15 pm
by christover1
I have Bunnings flares, of around 150mm trimmed back to around 120.
I trimmed off one of the lips, this gave me more flex in the flare.
They have been on fer a while, at least 2 Adventure Tours, without big dramas. Have lent against many banks, but mine is not dent free anyway :oops: so I am not concerned.
They sure are tuff, so this should be considered when fitting.

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