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Just measured mine same as Steve's 1640mm

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Also just looked under the rear wheel arch at the reverse side of the lights there's no square cut out so maybe the yellow body is alot older than my 09 version which may never have had the rectangular light and would guess Steve's doesn't either as his looks identical to mine. 

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Mine is the same as that yellow one, it's a fixed arch wide body from 1996 vintage

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1 hour ago, mega ade said:

Also just looked under the rear wheel arch at the reverse side of the lights there's no square cut out so maybe the yellow body is alot older than my 09 version which may never have had the rectangular light and would guess Steve's doesn't either as his looks identical to mine. 

 

Yep, no cut-outs under there on mine either. Mines registered 2014

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So, one possible conclusion then is that earlier wide-bodied cars had narrower rear arches than later widebodies?

 

Anyone know anything more?

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57 minutes ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

 

So, one possible conclusion then is that earlier wide-bodied cars had narrower rear arches than later widebodies?

 

Anyone know anything more?

Yep, '97 chassis SEiW fixed arches with cut outs. Also having to run ET37 185/60/14 wheels and tyres to stay within the arch. I always thought it was the ZK kit but maybe they did widen the arches post 2000ish.IMG_20250227_111914975_HDR.thumb.jpg.7d9ee3067c467fd3f46a0edeaa6f118b.jpg

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Car on the ramp during it's MOT at Four Ashes MOT centre. Great news it passed.

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2 hours ago, CVH1600 said:

Yep, '97 chassis SEiW fixed arches with cut outs. Also having to run ET37 185/60/14 wheels and tyres to stay within the arch. I always thought it was the ZK kit but maybe they did widen the arches post 2000ish.IMG_20250227_111914975_HDR.thumb.jpg.7d9ee3067c467fd3f46a0edeaa6f118b.jpg

The kit for my car was purchased in 1997. Is wide body with detachable arches (kit bodywork not ZK). Did fixed arch  production continue alongside the detachable...?

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Yes, when I ordered my kit in 96, the detachable (wider) arches were an extra cost option over the standard fixed arch 

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20 hours ago, Euan Hoosearmy said:

The kit for my car was purchased in 1997. Is wide body with detachable arches (kit bodywork not ZK). Did fixed arch  production continue alongside the detachable...?

 

Well mine is 2014 fixed arches so I guess it must have done? Unless my tub had been laid up somewhere for years. Not likely. 

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