Newbie, rear arch repair.

[Kfc*11]

Just joined the williams clio community, I've bought a phase one off a nice chap in Scotland. Unfortunately the rear arches are in need of repair. I've been looking for a arch kit for this vehicle to no avail. Any ideas?

also I've been informed I need a renault clutch cable.

[16v_paddy]

What you need (the only thing still available) is a repair panel from a lower spec clio & someone skilled in the ancient art of old skool panel beating to shape & fit it.

The accepted rule of thumb is that only a genuine cable should be fitted but tbh I say that's bollocks as I've snapped more genuine cables than pattern ones

[Vandella]

places like these have poverty spec panels...

http://www.autopanels-castleford.co....0-%20May96.htm
http://www.wrightwaycarparts.co.uk/a...p?cat_page=100
http://www.clevelandpanels.com/renau....html?limit=32

there are more these are just the first few i came across when searching..

[Kfc*11]

Thanks for the help, yeah I was unsure if the arches differed on the clio's. The Williams look the same as standard cars.

[16v_paddy]

The Williams look the same as standard cars.

Surely that's blasphemy

[ollie16v]

A good welder will fabricate new arches and cut them out from where they have rotted. Is this the 50k phase 1?

[Kfc*11]

70k currently, seems to have been bubbling from 50k to current condition.
I didn't mean to blasphem the williams. looking like the standard car I was referring to the profile arch. I've seen rear quater panels for sale and was woundering if the williams had more flared panels.

[FATBOY]

yes they are more flared. and sadly the original panels are no longer available, theres not even a place that makes pattern panels for the williams/16 valver