rear arch repair

[dimma]

is it possible to use a ordinary clio rear arch to fix a williams rear arch ? i know there differant but due to not being able to get a williams arch i was gona get a ordinary one.has anyone done it before?

[16v_paddy]

it's pretty much how everyone's rear arches have been repaired, it just needs to be shaped right to the bit that's been chopped away

[Coops]

most places will just make it from sheet metal tbh as the 1.2 arch is nowhere near the correct shape, so its easier from scratch, or so i've heard

[zmaster2k]

truth to both of these statements

[northy]

the work involved in modifiying it correctly your better to make another fresh one.

You can tell now a days which clios have 1.2 arches as they are the wrong shape just before the rear bumper

[2 live]

that would also depend on which part has been repaired......i used one on 0051, but it only needed about 3 inch either side of the bump strip repairing.......its all good..a quick bodge repair to get it thru mot has lasted about 4 years now with no rust coming back thru....so how some pro places get rust again after 12-18 month is beyond me tbh.

[richy]

aye if you only need a smaller section of it its fine, if you need the full wing then its not much good without reworking!

[dimma]

my arch has been done before by the previous owner.its gone round his repair and towards the petrol cap hole so im going to have to cut out a fair bit of the arch.is there anywhere that does a arch repair panel for a williams.

[5_turbo]

i cut the rust away and used expantion foam on my mates williams 3 once its set i trimmed it away and filled it looks ace and you carnt tell bin 3 years now and the rust hasent come back through was only ment to be a temp fix aswel :D

[dimma]

i cut the rust away and used expantion foam on my mates williams 3 once its set i trimmed it away and filled it looks ace and you carnt tell bin 3 years now and the rust hasent come back through was only ment to be a temp fix aswel :D

cool,unfortunatley im a sort of fussy git and i like to do thing sort of right.not that there is anything wrong with a temp job.