UK Bagged e46, UpDown

[Jorge]

I've been worried about doing mine with a rubber mallet... is it easy to fuck up?

[SceneBM]

rubber mallet wont touch it im afraid, it will just bounce off. i was smashing it with a proper club hammer and it takes so long, they are so tough its crazy. and no its not easy to fuck up, as long as you take your time and dont hit the outer skin from the inside you shouldnt mess it up.
but im not going to lye, i have got a little ding on the edge so you wont be left with 100 perfect arches unless your skilled/lucky haha

[SceneBM]

just an update, i finished doing one rear arch today, in total it took me about 3 hours of hammering and heating. i would be lying if i said they look perfect, i do have a couple kinks but now iv gained over 10mm more clearance, and iv completely flattened the right angle section [if that makes sense?]



this is as thin as i could get them


from the outside it doesnt look too bad


plenty of clearance


10mm allen key head fits in easily


and compared to the arch i havnt started yet

this is the right angle section i mentioned before


no clearance at all :/


no chance of getting the allen key head in there haha


like i said the finish is by no means perfect, but i now have over 10mm more clearance and im all ready for my next set of wheels to sit nice and tight up against the inside of the arches :P

and yes i did seal the bare metal with some hammerite once i was done taking photos

[Jorge]

Awesome, gonna have to give this a go myself.

[SceneBM]

i did my other one today and i managed to do it in about an hour and a half. if you want any advice or tips just set me a pm man might be able to give a few pointers

[Khalil]

love it bro!!!!

[Mexican]

did you take the gunk off the back of the lip/arch?

next time i get the car up in the air, i'll show you how flat mine are! took about 30 mins per arch.

still, good work.

[SceneBM]

yeah the 1st time round sam had a go he used a grinder with a wire wheel tyre thing, worked a treat and they were completely stripped out so nothing was left inside.
thing is though 46 arches are alot tougher than 36 arches according to sam so it would be hard to compare, his are crazy flat too and he said they were easier than these
thanks guys

[Mexican]

oh, seen.

cool, still! good work!

really needs some 'proper' wheels to finish it off.

[simsima325]

love the car, love the drop. ship me a set! lol.

[SceneBM]

yeah Mex im just waiting for some nice ones to pop up and then get them sitting proper, im just so fussy haha
Sim get in touch with Havair they may be able to help you out?

[ark]

Siccckkkk

[ark]

Is this just on bags?

[SceneBM]

How do you mean? What else can it also be on? Haha im confused

[Sam_bmw]

i think he mean if you got some others mods .. like performance mods .. or idea for wheels change .. haha
btw looks really great