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hillbilly

At last am item I need that can be posted!!! Laughing

Any condition as long as not out of shape, dont mind a bit of re-paining. Wink

tim leech · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject:

your mean wheelarch spats?

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hillbilly · Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject:

Thats the one!!!! Very Happy

kerosene · SD1 Regular Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 266 Location: IRL

I know that "Rimmer Bros" has them listed

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Codes are JRC2082,JRC2083

Bit expensive though.

Chris P · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject:

Spats are nasty things. They hide rotting bodywork - and the front of
the rear arch is a particularly good SD1 rot point.

They were only on early Vitesses with the side decals (or black sills, not the
later body-colour sills). I think they were intended to protect the leading
edge of the rear arch from stone-chips, but pointless doing that if the
arch underneath is rotting away unseen!

kerosene · SD1 Regular Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 266 Location: IRL

Chris P wrote:

Spats are nasty things. They hide rotting bodywork - and the front of
the rear arch is a particularly good SD1 rot point.

I think they were intended to protect the leading
edge of the rear arch from stone-chips, but pointless doing that if the
arch underneath is rotting away unseen!

Yeah I was told they tended to trap water and cause that rot.

Shame really, because they look cool.

hillbilly · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

I thought they were on all vitesses? My E-plate had them and I always thought they were original, every days a school day!!! Very Happy

3528cc · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

I think you'll find the spats are fitted to all Vitesse' mine have been colour coded silver (get stone chips from the front wheels though)

The stripes were fitted only to early cars 82/83 and were a non cost deletion, my late car has been fitted with them, they look good but will debate whether to refit them when I get the car repainted - eventually Wink

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Chris P · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject: Spats spat

I'm pretty sure only early Vitesses had the spats. Early brochures show
a monza red Vitesse with decals and the spats, along with black sills and
the base of the rear quarter below the rear bumper.

By a 1984 catalogue, it's a moonraker Vitesse without decals or spats,
but now has the deep-chin front spoiler, body colour sills and side-rubbing
strips. 1985 has a silver Vitesse, again no spats.

Spats are also not listed as options in price lists.

But the main thing is to have a car you like and enjoy. If you like spats,
fit 'em Very Happy

jrv8 · SD1 User Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 27 Location: Ballymena

Hi,
I think that the spats were only fitted to the early cars with the decals. When they went to rubbing strips the spats were dropped.
Jim

tim leech · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

I have one somewhere me thinks?

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londonbabe · SD1 User Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 81

Chris P wrote:

Spats are nasty things. They hide rotting bodywork - and the front of
the rear arch is a particularly good SD1 rot point.

Precisely why I intend to put them on mine when I fit the alloys - to cover up the inevitably poor spray job that will go there now the all the rust there has been eliminated! Smile

If I fit them with silicone sealer (rather than the crappy foam tape they originally had) I would have thought that no moisture can get in to make the arches rust again.

hillbilly · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject:

Got some now guys!!!!!!! Happy days! Very Happy

tim leech · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject:

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hillbilly · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

i Know!!!!! been lookin for weeks, get some! and then two sets on ebay!! mine were cheap though Wink