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slobbo
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Spats
One of the spats on my van was forceable removed yesterday and I need to stick it back on. What does one use to glue the spats on?
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Rob.
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Rob.
You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.
1987 2.9 litre VR6 powered Syncro - Westy wannabe.
My site - My obsession - http://www.aircooledcrazy.com
VW Xmas cards - http://www.ceinwen.co.uk
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Ye Olde Syncrospares
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Re: Spats
one may consider using a drill and some spiffing self tappers from the inside,then some pimms in the veranda 
bought some real off roaders!!!!!!!
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slobbo
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Re: Spats
I did consider some self tappers but if the same happens again then it will make a mess of the arch.
Cheers
Rob.
You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.
1987 2.9 litre VR6 powered Syncro - Westy wannabe.
My site - My obsession - http://www.aircooledcrazy.com
VW Xmas cards - http://www.ceinwen.co.uk
Rob.
You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.
1987 2.9 litre VR6 powered Syncro - Westy wannabe.
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VW Xmas cards - http://www.ceinwen.co.uk
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Simon Baxter
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Re: Spats
Chewing gum and bailler twine?
Re: Spats
Have replaced all of mine after re-spraying the van. Most of the bolts had sheared so tryed gluing new bolts onto the spats....no good. Tried Sika Flex....glues well but needs to be clamped during drying...I found welding clamps (and alot of them) at various points around the spat best and then used self tappers from inside the arch to hold in place. You will find that without these the spat will bulge away from the arch at some point.
The air was blue on a few occasions!!!!!!!!!!!!! But well worth doing as these spats do hide a multitude of problems!!
The air was blue on a few occasions!!!!!!!!!!!!! But well worth doing as these spats do hide a multitude of problems!!
LLOYDIE
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Too much to do in too little time!!!!!!
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Too much to do in too little time!!!!!!
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jed the spread
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Re: Spats
Got to disagree, i filed the old suds flat put a coupe of dollops of sikaflex on held it on the arch for a couple of seconds and they haven't moved since.
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syncropaddy
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Re: Spats
Can you still buy them new?
Occasionally they appear on e bay in Germany. Thats where I got my set of unused ones. It took over two years and a lot of searching....
syncropaddy
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Re: Spats
ive got a new boxed set here and several used sets,cj.
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