On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 4:43 AM, raredownunder
<rafear@internode.on.net> wrote:
I wonder what these are like?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ALETINES-PARA-VOLKSWAGEN-T3-SYNCRO-ORIGINALES-
VW_W0QQitemZ220333110799QQihZ012QQcategoryZ137493QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ
1QQcmdZViewItem
Andy,
As Martin had mentioned, they are Tristar arches. They have reduce the size of the wheel opening on the upper
part of the arch. The front to rear opening is not any different than the arches used for the postal service vans. In
other words, they pretty much do not gain you anything over your stock steel arches. For those who want to show
less of their suspension, these arches wil hide the top part as viewed from the side. Since the wheel makes a slight
arc as it moves upwards, the upper clearance should be unaffected. In simple words, these are purely cosmetic
unless you count keeping your trousers clean when you get in an out of the van as a necessary feature. Since the
front pieces go over the steel arches (front most piece moves with the door), that area is kept relatively free of dirt.
I'll bet most of you drag your leg over the steel arch as you slide out of the front seats.
BenT
ps: i mistakenly bought a set of these from german ebay. that's how i know how they fit.