Best GT flares??

[john walker's workshop]

Are some better than others?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

The OEM ones are pretty much hen's teeth now.

The AA ones are the default metal option nowadays. I hear they aren't quite as good as the OEM ones, but they are a lot more affordable.

There are a lot more fiberglass options. Quality varies immensely, and I'm not familiar with the details of each. Installation is very different from steel flares, of course, and can make or break everything.

--DD

[colingreene]

I bought mine from restoration design. Im told they are AA but id rather not deal with AA directly if i dont have to.

[dr914]

well that is too bad. We took an original green set from YEARS ago, scanned them in Detroit at the same company that scanned the GT 40 before they recreated it, and found the originals to be off side to side, so combined the programs and spit out exact mirror images side to side. We sell them to everyone and you can buy a set through Pelican here

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by dr914

well that is too bad. We took an original green set from YEARS ago, scanned them in Detroit at the same company that scanned the GT 40 before they recreated it, and found the originals to be off side to side, so combined the programs and spit out exact mirror images side to side. We sell them to everyone and you can buy a set through Pelican here

The set Brumos loaned you?
That is where I got mine, Buddy Kennedy at Brumos.

[dr914]

yes but the original factory green ones before the black ones the factory redid

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by dr914

yes but the original factory green ones before the black ones the redid

I remember Don Leatherwood telling me about it.

[dr914]

There is a very bad story about the original restoration design, and first PB TWEEKS and then Automobile Atlanta being ripped off for their tooling and the Bill guy going to prison etc, and Brumos flare set being held as well. then the canadian restoration design bought him out and now have all of our tooling very very bad

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by dr914

There is a very bad story about the original restoration design, and first PB TWEEKS and then Automobile Atlanta being ripped off for their tooling and the Bill guy going to prison etc, and Brumos flare set being held as well. then the canadian restoration design bought him out and now have all of our tooling very very bad

I pretty sure I remember Buddy letting me know about that.

[Thomas Otten]

I have installed the AA flares. They are good quality.

[r_towle]

AA steel flares do the job.
Some slight hammer dolly work required.
Center the flares
Create custom rocker covers afterwards
Also F/R pieces for the valances

[rory gallagher]

Hens teeth.

[Racerbvd]

The best deal I ever found for steel flares.

[Emo993]

I purchased mine over thirty years ago from a friend in the Porsche club. I believe them to be OEM from Porsche. They seem to be more bulbus than most I see today. Best, Mark

[Luke M]

I purchased a set of factory fronts from Stoddard and a full set of the new Dansk flares.
I can't tell the difference between the factory vs the Dansk. They are also the same thickness and smooth edge unlike the wrinkled RD/AA set that I have.

[sithot]

I'd have to ask Ben McFarland.

https://914-6werkshop.com/about/who-we-are/

[mepstein]

Originally Posted by sithot

I'd have to ask Ben McFarland.

https://914-6werkshop.com/about/who-we-are/

Ben is your guy to weld them on. Top notch welder and good guy.
That’s his dad on the website. Long line of Porsche enthusiasts.