70 Fender Flares

[Glenn-BJ74]

My tires throw mud up the side of my truck. Who knows where a good set of fender flares can be sourced for a BJ74 (location Canada).

Thanks
Glenn

 

[prado t]

I am looking for the same thing. If I have the window down mud gets in my face and on the inside of the wind shield.

 

[crushers]

i know Mike is considering making a set of heavy duty factory knock offs but he wants an order of at least 10 sets to proceed...the factory are VERY thin.

speak up or forever regret it...

 

[lumpy70]

Mike who? I'd be in and I know 2 friends that would be interested too.

Craig.

 

[crushers]

Mike Gozzard...

 

[thePunter1]

Have you considered using something like this?

Toyota Landcruiser 40 60 80 75 100 Wheel Arch Flares - eBay 4x4 Accessories, Exterior, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 12-Aug-08 19:25:35 AEST)

No affiliation but they seem to sell a lot of 4WD stuff in Australia.

Regards,
David

 

[crushers]

you can buy the rubber fender extenstions at any Crappy tire for cheap...

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Have you considered using something like this?

Toyota Landcruiser 40 60 80 75 100 Wheel Arch Flares - eBay 4x4 Accessories, Exterior, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 12-Aug-08 19:25:35 AEST)

No affiliation but they seem to sell a lot of 4WD stuff in Australia.

Regards,
David

Yes -- but they are a poor substitute for a molded flare that holds its shape and does not require a million screws.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Mike Gozzard...

How to contact him?

Thanks in advance

 

[crushers]

we will gather 10 names of people serious about the flares and i will forward this to him..

 

[RHD Toyota's]

the rears would fit on a LJ78 correct or I guess I would need to cut them for the door access

 

[lowenbrau]

we will gather 10 names of people serious about the flares and i will forward this to him..

Sign me up. (this commitment will expire in 6 months)

 

[crushers]

LOL!!
good point Bruce.

LJ78, fronts are different... not sure of the rears but the 77 series will...not make the 77 series at this time.
sorry

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

we will gather 10 names of people serious about the flares and i will forward this to him..

any details available - material (ABS, fiberglass, rubber), cost , delivery timing??

 

[lowenbrau]

any details available - material (ABS, fiberglass, rubber), cost , delivery timing??

Gozzard is a rather famous maker of fibreglass Cruiser body parts. They are nearly indestructible and manufactured in the same facility as Gozzard yaughts. Mike is a busy guy and Cruiser stuff is not the main business there so if he takes on a new project its on his timeline and there had better be a bunch of us lining up with money in hand. I'm pretty sure he'll commit to a rough timeline and budget once there are ten serious orders. I'm putting aside $1000 but I expect it will be a bit less. I'm confident enough in the Gozzard fibreglass that I'll not bother with nurf bars and put the money/effort that would be spent on them toward the flairs.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Duraflares

$1000 was a little over what I had in mind. What about the Australian Duraflares for the 70s from Spector - any good?

Specter Off-Road-Land Cruiser Parts - Page 282-Fender Flares

 

[crushers]

hard to go wrong with that price...
i know nothing of that product though...

 

[lowenbrau]

I'd pay a premium for fibreglass because I plan to bounce on them a bit. The plastic ones will stop mud but not trees.

 

[hoser]

Mike Gozzard has his 60 series flares listed at $528/set and it has 6 pieces. I could only guess a 70 series with 4 pieces would be less.

 

[crushers]

just got off the phone with Mike...
ETA unknown (of course)
price will be between $600 and $800 depending on the cost of tooling.

they will be to the same quality that mike is known for, extremely tough and a wicked fit.

speak up if interested.

cheers