On 3/12/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> As I understand it, I have syncro flares on my new van. I'm a bit
> reluctant to remove them for models as they appear to be really on
> there, glued, bolted and all.
>
> I was sent a single flare to see if if could be done, but I was not sent
> the other pieces for set up.
>
> The one single flare I received is a thick, solid piece and appears to
> have been injection molded, given it's thickness. I don't think it lends
> iself to vacuum forming becasue of the thickness required.  There are
> available today casting plastics that were not available when those
> flares were made. soI think it is doable, if a full set is available for
> modeling. But I think vacuum forming is out.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver

John,

The post office flares are not of the same material as the Tristar and
and Syncro 16 arches. I have all three sets on hand for comparison
purposes.

They were being sent up to a fiberglass fabricator for replicating
until I found out there would some heat applied to the pieces due to
the curing process in making the fiberglass molds. I was negotiating
having plugs made of a different material first so my originals don't
get screwed up. Haven't received an answer yet.

To my knowledge the Bundespost (German Postal Service) vans did not
get rear arches or flares. On another, unrelated thread, Derek Drew
suggested carefully bending a Syncro 16 rear flare to fit. I think a
better deal would be to take a mold out of the rear Tristar arches and
cut away the extra material. The remold the whole thing. At least the
contours will fit an uncut Vanagon wheel well.

--
BenT