Widening Arches

[MichaelGT]

Hi there, i've recently purchased a set of schmidt th-lines 14x8 with ET16 (i think - need to check) for my polo GT, i have to use a 3mm spacer on the front to clear my calipers, as i have mk4 golf edition 30 disks, i'm going to put a 5mm spacer on the back for a bit of stance. However, i was wondering the best way to extend my arches out as they have a bit of poke and don't want to be getting pulled over :S
i have the plastic arches and wasn't sure the best way to get the arches out further, but still keep the plastic arches?

here's a picture so you have an idea (no spacers on the back here):

[hayesey]

well you're not really going to be able to make the standard plastic arches stick out any further.  You can try pulling the arches out a bit I guess, not sure how well that'd work. 

Another option is to get some mk1 golf arches which are bigger but they're not a direct fit, some chopping and messing about will be required to get them on. 

[djtez]

or go all out rocking 5 degree's of camber on front and more up back...


sure there was a awhite polo i seen with g60 arches... looked pretty cool but didnt look neat around the front bumper !

[hayesey]

yeah there is but there's significantly more work to get them to fit than mk1 golf arches.  mk2 golf arches are a bigger diameter so you need to start cutting metal out of the polo and welding the arches back up to end up with a larger diameter arch, otherwise they'd just look ridiculous with the smaller polo arch visible inside the bigger mk2 golf arch.

[Yoof]

I've got some Mk1 Golf GTi arches which you could use, I was going to do the same thing before I went for the full Berg Cup kit!

£40 if you want em?

[djtez]

ah! information i never knew.

is there anyones car i can look up to see pics of mk1 arches?


If michael doesnt take these mr strange i will

[MichaelGT]

Is it a big job to get the mk1 arches on? Cause might take those depending hah, obviously blown a lot of money on the wheels haha, worth it though

[Yoof]

From what Chuck said (camone) it wasn't a big job.

I bought em for £40 so just looking to get my money back, I've not taken them out the box they came in! 

[MichaelGT]

Is that mk1 golf ones in that picture? And sounds fair hah where are you?