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cheers cmm303 will send him a PM pronto.

martinc wrote:

cmm303 wrote:

martinc wrote:hopefully it goes smoothly !

but where is the best place to get some replacement arches to weld in instead of grinding away rust ?

cheers

got my sprinter arches from member called Kloonsy

ahhh ok , do you know if he/she is still active .

thanks

Kloonsy (Dave) still active. I was over there a couple of weeks back to discuss possible work on mine.

cmm303 - I filled that little gap with some custom designed and 3D printed sections, which I then bonded on. That works well. I used an expensive process at work (then hand finished and sprayed to match), but I could offer to do it on my home 3D printer in a generic silver material if you're interested.

dom_e wrote:cmm303 - I filled that little gap with some custom designed and 3D printed sections, which I then bonded on. That works well. I used an expensive process at work (then hand finished and sprayed to match), but I could offer to do it on my home 3D printer in a generic silver material if you're interested.

That is a kind offer. It does not fuss me too much and it is now apparent that my bodyshop didn't too good a job with some of the metal work above the bumper which is now bubbling so I need to get that sorted this summer.

Martinc,this might help you.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SPRI ... 19f4eec375


Good Luck.

rita wrote:Martinc,this might help you.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SPRI ... 19f4eec375


Good Luck.

good price! Not sure how you check the quality.

cmm303 , Just in the process of fitting a pair, they weld ok and the extra that you cut off can be used to fill in inner structure etc, they need to be split and a 25 mm infill used in order for them to fill the complete arch profile.


Good Luck.

Thanks rita for that link , they seem very cheap and hopefully they are of a decent quality .

Hi folks.
I'm getting my rear arches replaced, and was wondering if the Mercedes Sprinter mark 1 (1995-2006) was still considered the best option? I believe from this thread that the replacement needs to be cut and widens with a spacer.
What about this one, from Mazdabongo.com:
http://mazdabongo.com/catalog/new-mazda ... ll-models/

Or this one, from Bongospares:

http://www.bongospares.co.uk/shop/body/ ... s-pair-of/

Do they need to be cut and widened?

Thanks in advance from Leon

They look like Sprinter Arches, by cutting the arches it actually makes them easier to fit and weld also welding in the fillet makes them stronger .

I use these, they are a lot cheaper and the steel quality is good.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SPRI ... Sw-CpYBQrW

This covers where to make the cut and align the arch. The offside is not so important unless you have an Aero kit fitted.
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... 90#p685524