View Full Version : Wide arch Kits??????
Whats ur verdict on them? worth puttin on or do the mess the look of the car? cheers lee
NovaloadedAgain
28-04-05, 11:42 PM
Depends on the kit! Theres quite alot of wide arch kits, Look around the styling forum posts, Theres a few pics about em.
I personally think there very good, But I always prefer them on a mk1?! Must be the squarer headlights! Lol.
Go for the rally look & put some compomotives on & should look cool 8)
well i would like some but i dont know any of the down sides. i have some compomotives thats y i was lookin the big kit so that i could fit the wheels lol there 8" wide 205/40/17 et40 so it will be a seen to fit thm with out bigger arches and there are really heavy but at least there strong. i seen a set of wide arches on ebay a wile back and they looked good but thees a set on at the min that look different and dont look as nice
NovaloadedAgain
29-04-05, 12:01 AM
Yeah was gonna say try eBay-I too though I saw some on there. Those wheels you got now are crying out for wide arches! Lol
I had black compomotives on my mk1 & they are really heavy, But look really nice. Best bet is to try a rally specialist for the kit mate.
its something i really want to do. who whould u recomend? and links or something similer? cheers
NovaloadedAgain
29-04-05, 01:12 AM
Not really looked into goin full out rally style before mate. But I d say keep a look out on eBay. Get your interior done first & Im sure something will turn up there. Or alternatively look in the 1.4 or 1.3 section-Sure theres a few with them kits-PM em.
there 8" wide 205/40/17
Thats an awfully thin tyre for an 8" wide rim! :o
Compomotives aren't that heavy when you compare them to other alloys of equivalent size. As for a wide arch kit, ProTec Motorsport (http://www.pro-tecmotorsport.com/listings.aspx?type=new#Nova%20Fibreglass%20&%20Kevlar) do a kit for ?550
http://www.pro-tecmotorsport.com/photos/WCTLRXIPHBKGXVKXLKLLUQDQ.jpg
Ste_Nova
29-04-05, 09:51 AM
get a sprint kit if you can find one!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/startbild.jpg
boredbloke
29-04-05, 10:51 PM
that kit is terrible....
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
get a sprint kit if you can find one!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/startbild.jpg
very rare and i think it looks quite good
get a sprint kit if you can find one!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/startbild.jpg
very rare and i think it looks quite good
I'll have one sprint kit. Will fit it on my nova next winter
there 8" wide 205/40/17
Thats an awfully thin tyre for an 8" wide rim! :o
Compomotives aren't that heavy when you compare them to other alloys of equivalent size. As for a wide arch kit, ProTec Motorsport (http://www.pro-tecmotorsport.com/listings.aspx?type=new#Nova%20Fibreglass%20&%20Kevlar) do a kit for ?550
http://www.pro-tecmotorsport.com/photos/WCTLRXIPHBKGXVKXLKLLUQDQ.jpg
im liken that kit more so than the other one, i would say its worth the money but i wil watch ebay. the only problem with that is that all of that is for colletion only and when ur in ni and its in main land england its a bit shit.
the tyers are the same wdth as the alloy, just fit and no more.
cheers
Aragorn
30-04-05, 07:29 AM
i thaught the proper way to do widearch was to use normal wheels and change the suspension geometry to move the wheels further out on the front and beam spacer on the rear
fitting rediculus alloys which are 8" wide and have an offset thats miles out simply means its gonna handle like a munter and eat bearings every other week
and 205 tyres are fitted to 6.5 or 7" rims so they are waay to narrow for an 8" rim
Ste_Nova
30-04-05, 08:11 AM
that kit is terrible....
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
say that when you see this at pv..... it's painted now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/P3170001s.jpg
Nova-Flair
30-04-05, 09:46 AM
thats gonna look tasty!
that will look class when its finished, the kit looks better onit that the rally nova. well im still learning the hole craic about the wheels and if i do get a kit that i like i will lookin to move the wheels out properly if i can. but i got the 8" out or measurin the cross section of the alloy if thats the wrong way about it? prob is lol
Where is that sprint kit from?
Who sells it!!!
I WANT ONE!!!
that convertible looks amazing, that kit is sweet...
do u need a bumper to match the kit or would a standered GSi bumperfit front and rear? or do they all come with most kits?
Scruffy
02-05-05, 04:47 PM
would be intresting to find out where that kit is from :D
have the rear lights been moved out so they are on the edge of the rear pannel, the kit on that white one that you posted first looks like the kit will leave a pannel next to the light with nothing on it, but the cabby looks like they look where they should be
jamie gsi16v
04-05-05, 11:11 PM
check my feature and see mine, you will need wider bumpers, i have two wide arched front wings and two wide fibrglass gsi bumpers if interested, make me an offer, j
The blue wide arch nova is one i built a few years ago.
You don't need wider bumpers i used the standard GSi onesthe front one will go one easily because the wings aren't much wider than the originals at the area where the bumper fits. the back bumper will need to be warmed up pulled out very slightly at each side.
The kit comes very rough from the mould so don't be expecting to just bolt on and paint, it took me a long time to get it tidy and have all lines right.
not so bad where did u get her? i tak it u just get the 4 arches and the sill for the money not front and rear bumper as well
by the way it is a top lookin car.
jamie gsi16v
08-05-05, 10:50 PM
brian, what happened to your wide arched gsi, looked a tidy car, did you have the same problem as me with the front wings being mk1 not mk2 i can see in your pic it doesnt quiet fit right?
Ste_Nova
09-05-05, 06:24 PM
still getting there.... and yeh he knows it needs a different intercooler... thats the next job :lol:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/Ste_Nova/Front_small.jpg
I bought the kit from Pro-Tec.
For 350 i got arches and sills and for 500 you get that plus fibreglass bumpers. I'd say stay away from these bumpers because if they need the work the rest of the kit did they wouldn't be worth the bother.
I sold the Engine first while i was finishing off the Next GSi, the green one and in the end sold the shell off too. its now a rally car.
it wouldn't really matter whether the car is mk1 or 2 as regards the front wings because there is no cut out for indicators so you can cut full height for mk1 or leave a little piece at the bottom for mk2
jamie gsi16v
09-05-05, 10:32 PM
i bought exactly the same kit for mine but they only do them for the mk1 so i had to convert the front end to a mk2, why did you break a perfectly good car to build a standard one? i heard a romour you crashed the wide arched one?
why did you break a perfectly good car to build a standard one?
I built another standard car as a reliable car because the wide arch one was too solid on the road. it was all rosejointed and not very drivable on Irish roads. The car was never as perfect as i wanted and every little problem pissed me off. i had top mounts fail and even one of the adjustable track control arms broke. when i had the suspension ok again i parked it. Then i had a buyer for the red top that was in it and eventually sold the shell.
It was never crashed, funny how people come up with stories.
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