| there are a few different ways of attempting to attain the look. And consequently I've reposted this about 4 times already. (1) GO WITH A PRE-MADE KIT that requires molding in. Some of the options available are [ www.v12sales.com, ] [ www.fredopertracing.com ] and a few others that escape me. Pros- Premade kit, no real detailed pain in the ass one off's to worry about.
Cons- Fitment is sometimes a bit off most of the time (being a copy of a copy and all). Very expensive and there is usually a wait to get them. Usually way to wide for the cars design and really destroy the lines of the car IMO. (2) STICK ON FENDER FLARE LIPS. Border and a few other japanese companies had done this but the trend seem to die out pretty fast. This was actually what I originally wanted to purchase and just mold them in for a nice flush look. Pros- Easy instillation. Won't need to repaint the car to add them unless you want to mold them in.
Cons- Very hard to source ([ www.SPL.com ] is the only dealer I know that offers them now.), very expensive and a wait for them to come in if they even do at all. Don't really flare out too much, but that can be a good thing if that's what you want. (3) GOING CUSTOM. There are a number of different ways that have been emerging on how to attempt this.
(A) Custom cutting the rear fenders and pulling them out and weld in sheets of metal to stregthen the fender and them form the fender. Fiberglass/duraglass/leadwork them over and you got your fenders. (B) Pull out the rear fenders using a collision spec style puller. This method is what I used but with a twist. I opted to make a custom insert that fit inside the fenderwell and then we pulled out while we heated the metal to help it expand. We metal worked over the fender using an old body shop technique called lead working the metal but other filler are suitable as well. With your chosen working material you will begin to shape the fender as you like. (C) Cutting out stock front fenders and welding them onto the rear flares. I don't know of anyone doing this on a Z32 but I have seen it done on other vehicles. This technique is done mostly to match front and rear fender to be as close to one another as possible. From this point you will need to work in the seams and strengthen the metal by whatever method you feel necessary. *This is basically almost all your options. I listed all of the options but don't necessarily like all of them. IMO all the kits available are too wide and really kill the look of the car. Fender flaring out the car just a bit was what I opted to do since I really didn't want to change the car too radically. Good luck with it tho.
   
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