Has anyone got pics of a battered wheel arch?

[Garny999]

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has any pics of their wheel arches that have been squashed down to accommodate their Cali seat. At the moment I can lift the bum seat to slide back but would prefer to do this without lifting. Any help as always is appreciated.

 

[Loz]

Have you been drinking?

 

[minicharli]

Fetish ??

 

[Garny999]

Have you been drinking?

Well...yes, but why, is it such a daft idea to do that

 

[Garny999]

Fetish ??

Absolutely

 

[Pauly]

Think it’s more normal to modify the seat not the wheelarch

 

[Garny999]

Think it’s more normal to modify the seat not the wheelarch

Thanks @Pauly . Yeah, I will look at the seat mod instead. I did here of people slightly adjusting the arch but it does sound a little drastic. I have already angle grinded the base but the seat pad still hits the arch unless I lift it slightly.

 

[Ayjay]

Did you want salt & vinegar on your battered wheel arch?

 

[Ann3x]

I've flattened mine a bit. Helps my reimo slide to the far left. Pics:

 

[Garny999]

I've flattened mine a bit. Helps my reimo slide to the far left. Pics:

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Thank you @Ann3x . A great help and looks like the sort of distance I need. I will have a look at the seat first but may have to flatten a little. Thanks for the pics

 

[Ann3x]

Thank you @Ann3x . A great help and looks like the sort of distance I need. I will have a look at the seat first but may have to flatten a little. Thanks for the pics

It's probably about 0.7-1cm flattened. I found that just hitting it with a lump hammer wasn't the best way (looked really uneven), so I got some flat wood and hit that which took some time but eventually worked well. Doesn't look as pretty as stock but definitely not too bad.

It got me around 5cm extra lateral space I think which allowed me to fit a bigger fridge whilst maintaining full slide on my rails - so well worth it imo.

Check your seat can slide across enough before doing, mines a variotech 3000.

Good luck

 

[Garny999]

It's probably about 0.7-1cm flattened. I found that just hitting it with a lump hammer wasn't the best way (looked really uneven), so I got some flat wood and hit that which took some time but eventually worked well. Doesn't look as pretty as stock but definitely not too bad.

It got me around 5cm extra lateral space I think which allowed me to fit a bigger fridge whilst maintaining full slide on my rails - so well worth it imo.

Check your seat can slide across enough before doing, mines a variotech 3000.

Good luck

Superb, thank you.

 

[Ads_Essex]

I have already angle grinded the base but the seat pad still hits the arch unless I lift it slightly.

I had the seat pad modded to fit. It needed a bit of cutting, bending and welding. Only cost me £20 at a fabricators’.

 

[Garny999]

I had the seat pad modded to fit. It needed a bit of cutting, bending and welding. Only cost me £20 at a fabricators’.

Thanks @Ads_Essex . Yes, saw your post but I dont understand how that mod lifts the seat pad. Is it just angled to make it go back further rather than lifted?

 

[Ads_Essex]

Thanks @Ads_Essex . Yes, saw your post but I dont understand how that mod lifts the seat pad.
Is it just angled to make it go back further rather than lifted?

No, the metal is bent upwards (to reflect the opposite side) with a little bit of cushion cut away.

 

[Garny999]

No, the metal is bent upwards (to reflect the opposite side) with a little bit of cushion cut away.

Okay thanks mate, will have a look at it.

 

[cgtmiles]

It's probably about 0.7-1cm flattened. I found that just hitting it with a lump hammer wasn't the best way (looked really uneven), so I got some flat wood and hit that which took some time but eventually worked well. Doesn't look as pretty as stock but definitely not too bad.

It got me around 5cm extra lateral space I think which allowed me to fit a bigger fridge whilst maintaining full slide on my rails - so well worth it imo.

Check your seat can slide across enough before doing, mines a variotech 3000.

Good luck

Do you do accident repairs too?
Sounds like a good solution though, does it impede the space or fit of the wheel arch outer plastics?

 

[Ann3x]

Do you do accident repairs too?
Sounds like a good solution though, does it impede the space or fit of the wheel arch outer plastics?

Lump hammer fixes all....

Doesn't impede wheel at all, at least with only a moderate drop. I have external silent coat and dodomat too so think there's plenty of room.