Flared Guards

[Brian]

Anyone fitted flared guards to their MX5? If so what did you use?

Cheers

Brian

[Benny]

Surely someone has an answer!
You're not the only one here who is interested in flared guards Brian.

[maxwolfie]

I'm pretty sure mine are already flared, they look alot chunkier than any other MX-5 I've seen...... I dont know where it was done though, so im not much use

[CT]

Nopro in Japan have the fully sikest flares for NBs Brian. I'd get them but I'd have to widen my trailer!!!!!

http://www.angel.ne.jp/~nopro/o_part/gt-spec.html

And that's not the widebody kit!

[Ted]

I am guessing you are looking to fit bolt on flares, rather than flaring the guard. JAK has SLR type things on one end, and RX3 I think on the other. Looks OK from far, but the arc doesn't quite match the MX5 and he is looking for others, the leading edge doesn't sit well at all. This is to clear a 220 on 8inch, with a lot more track than stock.

[Babalouie]

Tuckin99 make some understated flares for NB, only $560 a set ex-Japan. I think Rdst3r managed to source some Tuckin99 parts via www.jdmyard.com.au so I'd imagine that they should be able to sort out a set of Tuckin flares for you also.

BTW Tuckin also do some drool-tastic flares for NA:

...as well as the huge old N2 Mazdaspeed flares for NA:


If we end up doing a group buy I think I'd be in for a set of the smaller NA flares

[tk421]

Hmm shades of the SLR (all it needs is a bright orange paint job and a twin system ). Yes they are a bit fully sik but I like em though.

[Babalouie]

Another pic of the big N2 flares:





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[kula]

16x10s on the back:)

[Sheck]

I'd also be super keen on a set of NA small tuckin flares, if by any chance there is a group buy.

Dave

[monki600]

OHHHHHHHH YEAH!!!!!!!!!
thats it yo!! fully sikest 5's!!! damn!!!!!

oh i am soooooo jealous, i was really interested in drifting a nb8b. but half way through mods i stacked the car, but now im back. and seems like everything has changed yo!!

looks like i have a lot of reading up to do.., my nb8a is still stock..
id be interested in what you guys have done to your cars!!

Oh so jealous
going to do some overtime...
Nich

[Okibi]

Nich check out http://www.roadsterdrift.com/ for a verrrry nice NB!

[Daz 27]

i'd love a set of the N2 flares, if you're going to flare it you may as well go all out.

[Sheck]

Has anyone ever flared their guards by hand??
As in flip out the inner lip thing and roll it out with some pipe or a BFH and smoothed it over with bog etc??

Dave

[Babalouie]

No, but i've seen one car like that. Thing is, I think you end up using a lot of bog since the fender shape has to be quite curved. The flares on the car I'm talking about felt like the bog was 6-8mm thick in places.