These arches any good?

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These arches any good?

Post by Gripped » Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:09 pm

seen on ebay. Are they a better fit than the sprinter ones?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-BONGO-2 ... 2039915224

anybody used them?

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Re: These arches any good?

Post by nth » Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:58 am

I would say they are Sprinter arches
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Re: These arches any good?

Post by rita » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:46 am

You will find plenty of Sprinter arches on ebay , an example of the cut down version here.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SPRI ... OSwCypWo5v~

And here.....


http://www.newvehicleparts.co.uk/merced ... Gwodoj8GXg


I have just fitted a pair of the high type, this type gives you more metal to play with for patching up the inner wing etc.

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Re: These arches any good?

Post by Gripped » Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:36 pm

Thanks. They do look like sprinter ones.

Need to get ours done at some point.
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Re: These arches any good?

Post by Jim the Box » Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:28 am

Check with Stuc, he has replaced his arches on at least a couple of occasions (on different bongos) give him a pm,
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Re: These arches any good?

Post by stuc » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:19 am

Thanks Jim, they are the correct arches just people no have started calling them Bongo arches.
People are fitting them as they are but I stand by my original fitment advice about cutting them and adding an extra 2" piece in the middle to stretch them a little to make them more into a squircle than a round arch. The section behind the sliding door stays more original looking too, doing it that way.

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Re: These arches any good?

Post by rita » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:32 am

stuc wrote:Thanks Jim, they are the correct arches just people no have started calling them Bongo arches.
People are fitting them as they are but I stand by my original fitment advice about cutting them and adding an extra 2" piece in the middle to stretch them a little to make them more into a squircle than a round arch. The section behind the sliding door stays more original looking too, doing it that way.

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