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Hey guys, just bought some fibreglass gtr guards for my r33 gtst....im planning on keeping my front guards the same...so x8.5 rims would be the max ill go......but with the rears, im going all out, to create a hybrid skyline look, ill be getting the gtr guards soon, and have it moulded asap, and resprayed.

now i need to figure out how wide a rim i can go with the gtr guards, and will it effect handling having say 8.5 fronts, 10.5 rears????

Ive also got thr GTR guards on.

I had to lip the old guard and bend it out to make it fit bigger wheels. And also cut off some of the lip on the gtr guard

Im running 18x10inch with 265 and a 2 inch spacer and the tyre sits about 2 mm from the gtr guards lip.

If i were you i wouldnt bother with the GTR guards, its quite a big job getting them molded on.

the guards i got were from topstage in Melbourne.

They are good guards if you just intend to rivet on, but if you mould it on, its quite a labourous task and really quite expensive at $400 a pair considering you need to cut off half the fibreglass guard to blend it in properly.

I moulded them on myself and at the same time also made it wider above the crease and from the door, because the guards are only marginally wider than stock.

It has cost me roughly $500 for the guards and materials with a solid 2 days of work.

Ive been qouted by several shops and they were all above $1000.

I will post up pics tommorow of the early stages of the guard moulding and then the finished product wen i have a digi cam.

Pffffffft....

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GTR Guards + Moulded Flares... the bottoms have now been modified to blend intot he sideskirt/bodywork. The rears will be done in 3 - 4 weeks, PM me if you want update pics.

Sif do shit half assed ahahah 13 inch rims ftw!!!! (wide)

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How did you attach them to your quaters mate? screws? glass?

Most of the bog you see was sanded off, you need to use bog regardless for a seamles finish and strength.

The fibreglass guards was chopped of either side to allow for a blend.

Then the metal was roughten up and the lip rolled and folded out.

Sikaflex the guard on and screw in.

When sikaflex dries remove screws.

Scuff the surrounding area to bare metal

Then fibreglass was then applied to the area (between the guard and the add-on guard).

Scuff up fibreglass.

Apply good high viscosity filler over the fibreglass and joint and wherever necessary to blend.

When perfect High fill

Pffffffft....

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dscn2779sb7.jpg

dscn2797rq7.jpg

GTR Guards + Moulded Flares... the bottoms have now been modified to blend intot he sideskirt/bodywork. The rears will be done in 3 - 4 weeks, PM me if you want update pics.

Sif do shit half assed ahahah 13 inch rims ftw!!!! (wide)

yawat3lp6.jpg

yawat1ap8.jpg

Go the torana flares :S

Nothing looks worse on a skyline IMO

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