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Looking for some BIG FENDER FLAIRS for my 2019 Mini JCW F56
I finally want to get some huge rubber on the ground and am looking for some fender flairs that will let me jump up from my 17x7.5" NM Wheels with 235's Front and 225's Rear.
I want to slide in some 9" wide wheels and tires that fit...I know Mini Mania has these Carbon Fiber Flairs https://new.minimania.com/part/G3NMX...hoC9f8QAvD_BwE
Pics are Welcome
Last edited by Darbys2019MiniJCW; Nov 18, 2020 at 05:01 AM.
Will they paint them to match your car's color? If they would that would be a very good looking mod IMO. As I recall people have paid $1,000 just to have their stock plastic arches sanded, finished and painted body color.
The flare's aren't your issue. It's the actual metal fender behind the flare that'll need to be reworked to allow the wider wheel/tire combo. That's also assuming you can find wheels with the proper backspacing and offset which then would clear the shock assembly.
The people at clinched recommended the follow options from their line of universal flares:
Glider front and Slider Back available in 7 and 12 cm
NewSchool available in 4,7,10cm
Muscle if your wheels are sticking out 10 or more centimeters
The only thing that has been stopping me from doing this is fear of cutting my fenders lol. If anyone in the DFW area is about to do this, I wouldn't mind helping just to get the practice.
You could also do these... they are having their Black Friday Sale right now. Half the price of those other ones, I've been following them on Instagram.
The flare's aren't your issue. It's the actual metal fender behind the flare that'll need to be reworked to allow the wider wheel/tire combo. That's also assuming you can find wheels with the proper backspacing and offset which then would clear the shock assembly.
So they have to remove the plastic wheel arches and THEN cut the metal underneath to make a wider wheel opening and THEN drill mounting holes in the metal that will allow the bigger (not just wider) wheel arches to be mounted. So the wheels/tires will be bigger around (circumference) than the stock ones not just wider right? I sure wouldn't want bigger circumference wheels like that on my car no sirree. That would slow me way down.
Apparently the Aesthetic fenders use the existing mounting points, I believe the RSI fenders are just held on with double sided tape. You can even see the tape if you zoom in enough on the above post. Kind of near the bottom of the fender where it meets the other piece.
Here's a better pic, you can see the tape near the front...
Apparently the Aesthetic fenders use the existing mounting points, I believe the RSI fenders are just held on with double sided tape. You can even see the tape if you zoom in enough on the above post. Kind of near the bottom of the fender where it meets the other piece.
Iam sure their McLaren and Porsche customers would have said something, if the tape wasn't good.
