Armourfend....

[Al Duncan]

We are in a quandry as to whether to attempt this ourselves or not so would appreciate some input from anyone that has tried it.

 

I went to the local body repairs centrer who advertise specialist approval on BMW Porsche and all them tin tops but they had never heard of the stuff .

I thought 911s had a big patch of it on thier rear arch

 

Here are the bits we want to put on :- Rear wheel arch -dogleg, Bonnet rear quarter pannel (where the doors hit), Door apperture side panel (where the harnesses hit) Nose cone upper and lower (where the stones hit)

 

has anyone put these bits on themselves? What exactly is invovled? is it like putting transfers on with water or is it a one attempt shot

 

thanks Al

[Warren S Smith]

My recommendation is not to. I have armorfend on my car but it was fitted professionally. If you do it yourself, you run the risk of binning the whole lot. With regard to the bonnet, Caterham now fit a small rubber grommet to the door where it rubs with the bonnet when open. I'm sure that you could buy such device from any Destroy It Yourself outlet and save the cost of the Armourfend patch.

[Colin Grundy]

Al, there are plenty of threads on this subject. From my understanding Armourfend is extremely difficult to apply correctly.

I'm sure there are people on the forum that have tried and succeeded but to my understanding it is a skilled job and something I would not consider.

Good luck.

[Vanessa Morris]

I fitted this stuff onto my 97 Vx from new (Caterham must have copied it).

 

Its very easy to fit and now days Caterham have developed the correct shape making it easier still.

 

Only comment don't get a finger print on the sticky side as it will never go away!

 

Caterham could use this as a security feature, every car finger printed by original owner!

 

😬

[Casbar]

I fitted the two strips that run downt the side of the car myself.

 

It was a bit of a suck it and see job. But it went on fine. The only thing you have to do, is get it right first time, as once its on, its on.

 

 

[Red SLR]

Had the full Caterham kit on my old car. The best optional extra you can get.

 

Will be getting it on my R300 soon.

 

As for fitting, 2 people are needed - even maybe 3.

 

Hair dryer and someone with good eyesight!

 

See X777CAT here

 

[Paul Bowden]

I had Armourfend fitted to both sides of the car. The guy doing the job used a fine water( well I think it was water) spray which allowed him to slide it about once he had positioned it. I think you could fit flat pieces, but I would not wish to try to more complex shapes.

[Al Duncan]

Cheers guys,

 

I think we will go for it and get all the bits we want .

 

Start with the flat bits and move on as we feel comfortable..

 

Al

[TonyR]

Anyone remember Vymura(might be the wrong spelling) Wallpaper.

 

Years ago there was an advert of a train covered in the stuff.

 

Seriously Armourfend looks the business, wish I had done it , as I put my new Superlight in the gravel trap (Coppice)at Donington and now have gravel rash on the side panels.

 

TonyR

 

Edited by - tonyr on 29 Sep 2002 00:10:41

[wag]

I did it myself and it looks OK. They supply a squirter of liquid which I think is more than water. Spray this liberally on the sticky side and on the car and you are able to adjust the armourfend. It wont slip like wallpaper but its not bad. Make sure you get all the air out but dont worry about bubbles of the fluid, they go away.

 

You need to spend a bot of time wiping down the compound curves to get them to stick.

[Red SLR]

I had the nose done on my car. God only knows who got the job of fitting that - it looks a complte pain in the 🙆🏻

 

See X777CAT here

 

[Nick Woods]

How much does this stuff cost - either for a whole car or for various bits ? I'm thinking about doing mine once I get it back from being un-bent ( ☹️) as it will have had a full respray.

 

Nick

P8MRA - The green one with red wings. Which is now bent ☹️ 🙆🏻 ☹️ 🙆🏻 ☹️ 🙆🏻 ☹️ 🙆🏻 ☹️

 

Edited by - Nick Woods on 30 Sep 2002 09:45:23

[prs]

Great stuff, fully extended my swearing range during the fixing process much to the disgust of the other 1/2. I applied the rear wing, door openings and had plenty of bits left over, so i cut pieces to fit around the bonnet catches and also applied a strip across the leading edge of the nose cone and front cycle wings. Have covered about 3K since applying and not a single stone chip so well worth the pain in the 🙆🏻. Word of warning , ask for additional fixing fluid as you must keep the area flooded otherwise the film sticks instantly on contact and will stretch if you then try to remove it, practise first!! good luck and if all else fails then have a good swear!