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| or_550i Veteran  Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, OR Vehicle(s): 1984 280GE Europa, 2003 G500 Posts: 264  | ||
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| diehardg Veteran  Date registered: May 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Vehicle(s): 2000G500L, 2015 G350BT, 2016G63(now), 1968 S404 Posts: 220 | ||
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| fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa  | Re: Rubber fender flares? diehardg - 8/24/2011 8:43 PM Stock flare should be made of very flexible plastics, ABS. I would suggest you to get used stock ones as they are very strong but still absorbs many abuse without cracks. If you dont care about the detail, you can use TJ rear flare for both front and rear with some cutting. Fender arch is very close to that of G. Yasu Yasu, some of the W460's were fitted with the fiberglass fender flares, while later models have the more pliable ABS flares. Not sure what year the change was made, maybe a real W460 head will chime in. I had gotten one of those W460 ABS flare some time ago, and was hoping to use it on my W463. It looks very similar to the W463 ones but the cut-out at the ends were a bit different. Still have that thing laying around.....right rear....  Karl | |
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| Razon Date registered: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle(s): 1986 280ge Cabrio, 617A, 5sp manual  | ||
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| autonovice Elite Veteran Date registered: Dec 2006 Location: New York City Vehicle(s): '05 G55K, '92 350GDT Posts: 684 | ||
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| or_550i Veteran Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, OR Vehicle(s): 1984 280GE Europa, 2003 G500 Posts: 264 | ||
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| brabus g36 Elite Veteran Date registered: Jun 2006 Location: Canada Vehicle(s): 89 230GE cabrio, 88 280GE LWB, 87 300GD pickup Posts: 608 | ||
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| autonovice Elite Veteran Date registered: Dec 2006 Location: New York City Vehicle(s): '05 G55K, '92 350GDT Posts: 684 | ||
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| autonovice Elite Veteran Date registered: Dec 2006 Location: New York City Vehicle(s): '05 G55K, '92 350GDT Posts: 684 | ||
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| or_550i Veteran Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, OR Vehicle(s): 1984 280GE Europa, 2003 G500 Posts: 264 | ||
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| Razon Date registered: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle(s): 1986 280ge Cabrio, 617A, 5sp manual | Re: Rubber fender flares? Props to your girlfriend for driving. I haven't met a girl yet that would even stay in the car through something like that, nevermind actually driving the G!  Wow, that ebay store is not cheap. Do they realize that these days you can get a whole truck for the price they ask for some of these parts? Edited by Razon 8/25/2011 3:29 PM | |
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| or_550i Veteran Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, OR Vehicle(s): 1984 280GE Europa, 2003 G500 Posts: 264 | Re: Rubber fender flares? Razon - 8/25/2011 12:28 PM Props to your girlfriend for driving. I haven't met a girl yet that would even stay in the car through something like that, nevermind actually driving the G! Wow, that ebay store is not cheap. Do they realize that these days you can get a whole truck for the price they ask for some of these parts? I'll pass the comment along. I know she'll like it. I should have taken pictures when she was driving the Unimogs.  She spent a lot of time in a LR 88 when she was a kid so she's more used to it than me! Those flares are expensive. I'm going to try to fix the fiberglass ones first or at least until something cheaper comes along. | |
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| brabus g36 Elite Veteran Date registered: Jun 2006 Location: Canada Vehicle(s): 89 230GE cabrio, 88 280GE LWB, 87 300GD pickup Posts: 608 | Re: Rubber fender flares? Do you mean those fender flares? autonovice - 8/25/2011 2:56 PM or_550i - 8/25/2011 11:08 AM autonovice - 8/25/2011 9:30 AM I don't know why your stock flares are hard and cracked Best value for $$$ are the Borbet. http://www.clubgwagen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2407 They're cracked because I was being an idiot and didn't realize how deep the hole I was driving into was and how far the front end was going to dip. I was doing this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQSk8H6-aWM (the girlfriend is driving) This was shot after all the VW Syncro's had 'smoothed' out the course - I was one of the first few vehicles to go through after the trac-hoe had dug out the course and I paid the price. The Borbets sound good but got any leads where they can be purchased? I don't see anything online except for the wheels... This is the only place i see .... U can enquire about used one also ... but shipping is the same from across the pond check w ur local suppliers also. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-G-GE-GD-W460-PU-Kotflugelverbreite... If you change to 463 style front fenders, you can use these ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-G-AMG-G55K-Kotflugelverbreiterunge... Edited by brabus g36 8/25/2011 4:14 PM (amg20w460-001.jpg) Attachments ----------------  amg20w460-001.jpg (54KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| or_550i Veteran Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, OR Vehicle(s): 1984 280GE Europa, 2003 G500 Posts: 264 | Re: Rubber fender flares? brabus g36 - 8/25/2011 1:13 PM Do you mean those fender flares? I dunno. Those look smaller to me. These:    Edited by or_550i 8/25/2011 5:11 PM | |
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| Razon Date registered: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle(s): 1986 280ge Cabrio, 617A, 5sp manual | ||
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| diehardg Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Vehicle(s): 2000G500L, 2015 G350BT, 2016G63(now), 1968 S404 Posts: 220 | ||
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| or_550i Veteran Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, OR Vehicle(s): 1984 280GE Europa, 2003 G500 Posts: 264 | ||
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| DesertStar Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500 Posts: 2156 | RE: Rubber fender flares? I believe ABS flares were used from 1986 on. My 1985 has fiberglass and I did something stupid awhile ago and had to repair it. I thought of changing to the ABS, but they do not match the fiberglass bumper endcaps as they are not as wide as the original fiberglass flares. To change all and make stock looking would require bumper endcaps and the flares. My fix is to be more careful, but now knowing how easy it is to fix fiberglass, it really isn't so bad. Mike (DSCF0008 [800x600].JPG) (DSCF0005 [800x600].JPG) (DSCF0010 [800x600].JPG) (IMG_0436 [800x600].JPG) Attachments ---------------- DSCF0008 [800x600].JPG (74KB - 1 downloads) DSCF0005 [800x600].JPG (85KB - 1 downloads) DSCF0010 [800x600].JPG (67KB - 1 downloads) IMG_0436 [800x600].JPG (94KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| Jonathan Joseph Expert Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Vehicle(s): 2004 G55 Posts: 1538  | ||
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| stevegsmith Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA USA Vehicle(s): 82 300GD WVO, 06 Jeep Lib CRD B99 Posts: 1301 | ||
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