Clinched Eurolook Fender Flares
Quite a few parts have arrived for Cooper RSR lately, we will talk about them here and in another issue you can follow their installation.
Forge Motorsport Coolant Header Tank
To be honest I had never heard of Clinched Flares until six monthe ago. I came across them after Terry Fair mentioned fitting them to one of the cars in the Vorslag shop. That sent me into Google mode and what I found amazed me. They produce universal flares, model specific body kit and rear spoilers. Where other companies might produce one or two universal options Clinched produce no less than seven different model choices. And it gets better, most of the models have different widths available so you really can get a solution to suit your car and your particular wheel/tire
combination. While I really would have liked to As many of you know the plastic overflow bottle on use Clinched Slider flare the two width the R53 MINI is prone to cracking options they had (2.7” and 4.7”) were and info either not wide enough or too wide. you don’t So after weeks of measuring and catch it Googling I decided the Eurolook in time flares would do the job. The wider option as 3.9″ or 10cm as they say in the rest of the World would be just perfect to cover our custom made Forgeline GS1R one-piece forged wheels Made from high-quality impact-resistant and lightweight 3mm ABS plastic, the same material most OE bumpers are made out of, the flares are sold as an axle kit with everything you need to you could fry your motor. complete the installation. It includes a pair (qty.2) Forge Motorsport was founded in 1996 with the of flares, rubber gasket and Type 3 installation simple ideals of innovation, clever design, and hardware which includes rivnuts but you can choose manufacturing to the highest quality in Great Britain. to rivet the flares in place. – you will need to drill These parts are shipped to their sister companies, your stock fenders and/or quarter panels. Forge Motorsport USA and Forge Motorsport Asia. You will need to install a lowered suspension and This header tank is a prime example of their wider wheels to achieve the right stance. products’ The polished tank has brackets matching A heatgun (or a hair dryer) can be used to to heat the OEM tank, meaning the installation is simple for up the flares and mold them into place to follow even the most in-experienced handyman. And beat factory body lines better. of all, no more leaks! These fender flares could be installed on many 108
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