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E70 arch flares on e53
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:55 pm
by E53diesel
Anyone tried this? Is it possible?
Re: E70 arch flares on e53
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:28 pm
by Horizon
I thought you could still get the E53 arches on EBay. Maybe a body shop could make the E70 ones fit, but seems to me that that would be an expensive way of gaining wheel arch extensions.
Re: E70 arch flares on e53
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:45 pm
by E53diesel
You can get e53 ones, but the e70 ones are slightly wider & colour matched to make them look a bit more refined. Just wanted t know if it's a straight swap or I'll go for the e53 ones
Re: E70 arch flares on e53
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:38 pm
by dark_stranger
sorry to hi-jack, but I my 3.0 has running boards are the arches already flared?
Re: E70 arch flares on e53
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:16 pm
by X5Sport
If you have 20" wheels and there are triangular section black plastic extensions stuck on then yes. If the wheel arch black section is flat, then no.
OP - you can get the plastic OEM fitments colour matched for the E53 but the E70 is a different shape so unlikely to fit without some form of adjustment etc.