Not that I want to put some on Lillee but I ave a few questions:

With the "S" type flares, where can you get them from?
Are there good ones and bad ones? Which are good which are bad?
Are they usually fibre glass or plastic?
How do they attach onto the car? I believe the chrome seam strip is all that is holding them in? Is there some custom job to get them more secure?
How were the original ones on Cooper S's attached from factory?
Do you need to cut metal off the wheel arcs to fit them?
And finally how much should one expect to pay?

Thanks in advance

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Steel only needs to be removed from the guards if you are going to 13" rims, or really wide 12's.

Nope, 10inches only

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Does your car currently have S flares? If not, you have to weld metal under the guards that extend out as far as the flares, or else the chrome strip has nothing to attach to. Flares a rivetted on under the chrome (or through it).

Good 'S' flares = the ones from a Cooper S.

Bad 'S' flares = Clubman S flares

I think I can get them at work, but I can't remember what the price is (more than the screw on innocenti flares at least). I can find out tomorrow (Thursday) if you want, just PM me.

Cheers,
Anto.

PM SENT

NOT A EASY JOB! But look so much better then screw on crap..

PM Sent

Tell me, are these wheel arc weld bits for sale over the counter somewhere or do you have to custom job it yourself?

So let me get this right, the answers to some of my questions are:

Are there good ones and bad ones? Which are good which are bad? Good = Original S Flares, Bad = Clubman S Flares

How do they attach onto the car? I believe the chrome seam strip is all that is holding them in? Is there some custom job to get them more secure? Weld a peice of metal in the wheel arc, rivet or bold them onto this, then chrome strip over the top. Sounds cool

Do you need to cut metal off the wheel arcs to fit them? Not if I am putting in 10 inch wheels right?

That just leaves:
With the "S" type flares, where can you get them from? (maybe from Anto)
Are they usually fibre glass or plastic?
How were the original ones on Cooper S's attached from factory?
And finally how much should one expect to pay? (Anto might know)

Cheers!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

some plastic ones, the screw on type dont need to have a metal strip welded on, at least mine dont have it!

Mini Kingdom should have them, steer away from going to mini and moke world...

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68matic: "i havent seen much head in my life "

My fiberglass ones seem to bolt on from the inside. Has anyone seen these before..?

Wood & Pickett ones are fixed from the underside. ie. screwed to the flange on the guard. They look very nice too. see Aaron' van on his Avatar.

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1965 Morris Mini 'Woody' Traveller

Yeah the wood and picket ones aren't bad.

Well I Have decided once and for all not to have flares! Thanks for all the info!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

im putting wood and picket arches on mine, they are good coz no origional panels are damaged, ie: have holes drilled in them eccept the finishing strip tab, which as the name suggests get covered by the chrome finishing strip anyway!!! i cant wait to get em

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Potato