Where can I get a wheel arch repair?
Each wheel arch repair is finished to a premium standard and comes with a lifetime guarantee. The professional wheel arch repair will take place at your home or workplace using a fully equipped rig system to ensure a high quality finish. Most repairs for wheel arch damage are completed within one visit.
How to repair a wheel arch with a grinder?
1 Use your grinder and cutoff wheel to cut both at the same time 2 Ensure the two panels are not touching all the way around, as they’ll expand and warp once heat from the weld is applied 3 Use clamps to hold the panels in place and help maintain the gap and panel alignment
Can a wheel arch be repaired on a camper van?
This wheel arch repair is part of a quick and dirty repair I’m making to an Austin Maestro camper van. I have a week to replace the bottom 6 inches of the car then re-paint the lower half.
Do you need to cut and Weld wheel arches?
As for the repair, the next steps depend on the level of rot you’re facing. If you only need to replace the outer skin — or wheel arch — it’s a basic cut and weld process that you’re looking at. If, on the other hand, you need to replace the inner wheelhouse too, the repair process is going to get a bit more involved.
Where can I get new wheel arches for my truck?
The general process is quite similar for cars, trucks, vans and SUVs, though the replacement parts vary a bit. At Raybuck, we stock one of the widest selections of wheel arch panels and inner wheelhouse assemblies in the industry — so getting the right replacement parts is never an issue.
Is it good practice to repair wheel arch?
It is good practice to use as little of the repair section as possible. This is so that someone else replacing the wheel arch again in 20 years time can use a little more of the repair section and be able to weld to the original metal rather than to your welds. Here I’ve just used the wheel arch itself and discarded the surrounding panel work.
This wheel arch repair is part of a quick and dirty repair I’m making to an Austin Maestro camper van. I have a week to replace the bottom 6 inches of the car then re-paint the lower half.
Can a wheel arch panel be Weld to?
This is so that someone else replacing the wheel arch again in 20 years time can use a little more of the repair section and be able to weld to the original metal rather than to your welds. Here I’ve just used the wheel arch itself and discarded the surrounding panel work.