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> 911 Style Wheel Flares for 914, Anyone know who possibly fabricates these wheel flares?
Conrad192
post Jan 11 2024, 03:23 PM
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For me these are the best looking wheel flares that I have seen on a 914. Someone had suggested that they were transplanted from a 911. Does anyone know who may be manufacturing these in steel?

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NARP74
post Jan 11 2024, 03:28 PM
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From a salvage car? Does someone make these? I would love to see more pics of that car...
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post Jan 11 2024, 03:48 PM
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Rabbit Flares?

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post Jan 11 2024, 03:52 PM
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Yes

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I’ve seen them on lots of 914 race cars
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post Jan 11 2024, 04:07 PM
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Rabbit Flares?


This 914 has Rabbit flares:
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post Jan 11 2024, 06:50 PM
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Hand made on that car. The 911 flares fit funny.
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post Jan 12 2024, 09:46 AM
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looks like a waste of time to me. With 5.5 fuchs why does it even need a flare? A seven inch wheel will fit all of the way around without any flares
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post Jan 12 2024, 10:06 AM
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The OP might want to go wider and lower... not just duplicate what the car in the photo has.
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post Jan 12 2024, 03:51 PM
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The OP might want to go wider and lower... not just duplicate what the car in the photo has.


And all likelihood the wheels are on that silver car are just for rolling.
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post Jan 12 2024, 03:57 PM
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I used to be anti anything but GT flares but I have to say, these have really grown on me. I like them. Perhaps not for everyone but I say, "Screw everyone! It's your car."

And from a styling perspective, they look to have a bit larger opening than the 914 fenders. This is likely to make a larger (16 or 17") wheel look more "in-scale" on a 914.
I've been toying with the idea of opening up my GT flares a bit and running 17s.
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post Jan 12 2024, 06:50 PM
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QUOTE(peteinjp @ Jan 12 2024, 01:51 PM) *

QUOTE(NARP74 @ Jan 13 2024, 01:06 AM) *

The OP might want to go wider and lower... not just duplicate what the car in the photo has.


And all likelihood the wheels are on that silver car are just for rolling.

Correct, those pictures were taken outside the paint shop, the wheels were just for rolling the car around the shop.
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post Jan 12 2024, 10:44 PM
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post Jan 12 2024, 11:04 PM
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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Jan 12 2024, 10:46 AM) *

looks like a waste of time to me. With 5.5 fuchs why does it even need a flare? A seven inch wheel will fit all of the way around without any flares


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) This. Flares are like stance... if you like and want, fine. But you can fit big tires into a slab-side teener without issues, and the look is right.
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post Jan 16 2024, 08:08 PM
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Saw these (fiberglass) flares on a 9146 today at a friend's shop. Quality is pretty good, and the wider wheels/ tires fit well. Must have been an '80s mod
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post Jan 16 2024, 08:10 PM
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...another view
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post Jan 16 2024, 08:57 PM
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Beach Boys Racing used to sell 911SC rear steel flairs. I almost went this way before Auto Atlanta sold their GT flairs. The SC flairs look nice from certain angles and other angles it’s like WTH. This was before the 8” 951 rims were available for non flaired cars.Attached Image
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post Jan 16 2024, 10:13 PM
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I've seen the original flares in this post before - very nice looking. I've seen a few different looks with people buying fenders and quarters from various cars then cutting them off to fit - makes for a good look and unique.
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post Jan 18 2024, 12:25 PM
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At least one member here is partial to 911SC flares on the rear. Allows 7x16 front / 8x16 rear to support a healthy 3.2L six.



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post Jan 18 2024, 01:39 PM
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Great color!
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post Jan 18 2024, 01:58 PM
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