mk3 LWB rear arches - wider?

[Gavin]

spotted a mk3 lwb the other day, and im sure the rear arches look wider than those on the mk4/5 swb, by a reasonable amount - maybe 1 1/2 inches each side. just wondering if this is the case and if anyone has thought of using them when fitting wider wheels on a swb

[Luke]

i had this idea - infact i bought 2 arches, then found the radious is way bigger they could be fitted but it would be a big job

im not sure they are wider than a mk4/5 swb but they are wider than a mk3 swb

[Gavin]

bugger. guess you would have to cut and shut them all the way round to reduce the radius then? would be easier than trying to mod the van to make the panels fit....

[Luke]

yup - if you want a go ive still got these for sale



yours for £20

[intransit89]

yours for £20 [/quote]

there all so for hicubes 20.00 is cheap prity was wasnt still local dave would of had them of you for 25.00

[dachre]

Those arches do look good... ......

I guess they wouldnt fit on a SWB cos the side door would hit when slid open?..... ........

Thinking about it tho, they should fit?.....

[Luke]

i reckon the side door would pass ok - i dont think they are that wide and ive seen the bodykits fitted which look wider with the sliding door still on

[Gavin]

im not sure they are the ones im talking about....the ones ive seen - two different vans - have a kind of curved flared bit that returns under the crease line of the cill, if you understand what i mean, thinking about it, they might have both been DRW vans

[Luke]

i know which ones you mean

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=32135

[Gavin]

yup those are the ones! and they dont have plastic arch covers on the mk3's i saw


i wonder if the radius is the same as the swb ones

[Gavin]

saw one of the vans again today, it was a T reg!! the extra long one with the skinny mid panel between the normal lwb ones, and it was a single rear wheel. the panels are definately different to swb ones, definately wider.

[MrMPuk]

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