jabbahutt
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 posted on 18/3/09 at 12:00 PM |
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stone guards-how high
Morning all
Just looking purely from an asthetic view at how high the stone guards should go up the rear arch.
I was considering trying to get the top level with the side rail of the car but I'm not sure that's high enough to be practical for
protecting the rear arches.
Can anyone who has stone guards fitted give me an idea of how tall their gaurds are and whether you feel they're the right height/too short
etc.
I think this short spell of reasonable weather has got the old enthusiasm going again.
Many thanks
Nigel
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omega0684
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 12:03 PM |
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mine are about half way up the arc, and they get pummulled by stones
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 12:06 PM |
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I had stone hits all the way up this height ones mate!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 12:11 PM |
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I reckon Westfield got their rear stone gaurds about right.
On our Indy, we originally fitted some rather short stoneguards but after getting the rear arches stonechipped we had some carbon ones made up that
were considerably higher. I've got a picture somewhere which I'll dig out and post later.
Phil
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dhutch
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 01:57 PM |
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This is mine (to show a westfeild)
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2827188427_23fa161c9d.jpg?v=0[/img]
Ulitmatly the stone gaurds arnt just leval 1 aethetic items, because they actually do get a pelting. So from both an aethetic and a practical point of
view, they have to cover most of it!
Daniel
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Humbug
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 03:00 PM |
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Mine are a bit higher than the sides of the car. Seem about right for me, thoguh I do also have the half doors which extend out a bit
 
Rescued attachment Stone guards.JPG
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wilkingj
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 04:08 PM |
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Ive got stainless ones (ie Hard metal) and they have all sorts of little dings and scratches.
Worst thing was the large stone that got thrown up on my very first drive out. Made a 2" diameter spider web crack about 3" above the top
of the stone guards. Just my luck.
Make them Big... they are cheaper to replace than a set of rear wings. (use the old guards as a pattern as it saves new holes in the wings).
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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roadrunner
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 08:04 PM |
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If i had known better iwould of made mine taller to. Pici coming up.
 
completed car.
As you can see they are too low and i am getting chips on the wheel arch, not big ones but lots of small marks.
[Edited on 18/3/09 by roadrunner]
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 08:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
If i had known better iwould of made mine taller to. Pici coming up.
completed car.
As you can see they are too low and i am getting chips on the wheel arch, not big ones but lots of small marks.
[Edited on 18/3/09 by roadrunner]
I track day'ed a Tiger with guards like this, and they were raw metal when we finished. No stone chips on the arches though, so this height is
probably god enough.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 08:11 AM |
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Got out in the garage last night and to replicate some of the photos seen here I'll need a stone guard nearly 450mm - 500mm long to provide the
kind of protection mentioned taking into account the curve of the arch
That kind of puts the price of the carbon into the silly money bracket which will be difficult to get past the money monster (wife)
May neded to rethink the design to reduce the cost, shame I think it would of looked really good.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 06:31 PM |
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Heres a picture;
Phil
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jacko
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 06:41 PM |
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This is mine
Jacko
 
n/s /indy
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