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Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 20:57
by el sketcho
Does anybody know if these would fit on a non syncro and where I could get some?
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 21:40
by peasant
The proper Syncro wheel arches only came on the 16" Syncro. They were put there to a) widen the wheel arch and b) cover up the rather nasty cut-out in the front wheel arch that was necessary to allow full stering lock with the bigger 16" wheels. So the arches only fit properly if you hack away some sheet metal at the front.
More importantly though, they are now well rare and ridiculously expensive ...recently saw a set going for 900 euro
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 23:16
by el sketcho
900 euros, cut my wheel arches you say? Sod that! I'll stick with what I got.
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 23:32
by ThorAlex
busman has fiberglass reproductons. 365 euros, and you still have to cut the arches, but at least they are not 900e.
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 23:32
by peasant
el sketcho wrote:900 euros, cut my wheel arches you say? Sod that! I'll stick with what I got.
thought you might
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 23:55
by el sketcho
I saw a syncro down at the ace cafe and thought "they look good, quite mk1 golf gti, they'd look good on my white and black van" Not at those prices tho.
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 21:00
by jed the spread
I have 14'' plastic arches on mine,
The fronts were put on 2wd german post office vans so posty doesnt get his uniform dirty and the backs are fiberglass.
I heard vw are starting to do the 16'' arches again.
jed
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 21:08
by el sketcho
Me likey but I bet they're hens teeth as well?
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 12 Nov 2009, 00:43
by t25adict
where did you get your rear fibreglass ones Jed?
i have a pair of post bus fronts.
ive been looking for rears but not found any that i felf fitted with the fronts.
i was going to get some of those chrome ones and build them up with fibreglass to make them look as i wanted.
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 12 Nov 2009, 16:01
by jed the spread
My rears were on the van when i bought it oddly enough. i knew a fella called Owen had the fronts for sale a while back so all in all i was well chuffed.
jed
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 12 Nov 2009, 23:04
by t25adict
any chance of some more close up pics of your rears?
think im going to go down the route of the metal ones and go from there.
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 18:46
by lance
I have said before if anyone can lend me a set ill copy them for about 25quid a arch
could also do carbon -fibre ones
someone please help out on this matter,would be good to be able to get them in the uk
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 21:28
by gti mad man
Right from vw .............
Trim for wheel arch
for T3 (T25) Bus / Transporter / Vanagon
syncro with 16" wheels, 01/1988 and up.
Article 251 853 717 (left front) 148,75 €
Article 251 853 718 (right front) 148,75 €
Article 251 853 719 (left front) 136,85 €
Article 251 853 720 (right front) 136,85 €
Article 251 853 817 (rear left) 177,31 €
Article 251 853 818 (rear right) 177,31 €
(all prices with VAT included, plus shipping)
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 21:29
by gti mad man
looks good stickered up jed got to love b and q slutton:P
Re: Syncro plastic wheel arches
Posted: 22 Dec 2009, 22:57
by el sketcho
lance wrote:I have said before if anyone can lend me a set ill copy them for about 25quid a arch
could also do carbon -fibre ones
someone please help out on this matter,would be good to be able to get them in the uk
I'd be interested in them, if they could fit a non syncro van.