Armourfend?

[paul jacobs]

Can anybody tell me, from first hand experience, if armourfend will stop the gravel rash on the front of the rear wings as well as the polished stainless steel plates that are supplied as standard? It's a tall order, but if it does, then I would say it's worth going for.

 

Paul J. Hard work never killed anyone ........ but why take the chance!

[The Polisher]

 

I would not be without it on my red metalic painted wings....it certainly protects against all but the biggest stones which can cut through the film.

Standard gel coat colours stand up much better than painted colours and can survive reasonably well without additional protection but will still benefit from arnourfend.

 

Dave H.

Mad about S77ENS

[caterhamnut]

Yes, it seems to work. We wil certainly be fitting some when we get our rebuild done.

 

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88,500 miles -1st 1.6k Supersport, '95 Motor Show car

[Delbert]

Armourfend.... Absolutley a must, 15k in 18 months and no rash

 

Freelance Ferret sexer and general sloth for hire

[Mick Day]

Delbert & Dave

 

Do you have wing protectors as well or just the Armourfend on its own?

 

Mick

[SimonMac]

On a related note, where's the cheapest place to but Armorfend for the Seven?

[prs]

Got it on mine and no chips or marks at all, brilliant stuff

Phil S7SVN

[caterhamnut]

Ah - Paul, I see what you mean now - you mean instead of the wing protectors. Well, our wings are white (bare GRP) at the outer edges of the wing that is not covered by the SS wing protector. I would have thought that the armourfend would protect the whole wing pretty well. Why not try it anyway, and then in the future if it really gets bad, just pop a SS wing protector over the top of any damage.

 

www.mycaterham.com

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88,500 miles -1st 1.6k Supersport, '95 Motor Show car

[Violet Elizabeth]

I have just taken the Armourfend of the nose of my Boxster. 4 years of abuse, and the paint underneath looks like new. It had a coming together with a low kerb in a car park recently, and even managed to protect it against that !

 

So would have thought it would have no problems with stopping gravel rash.

 

 

[Delbert]

Mick,

 

Yes I've got wing protectors, but there is no rash on the exposed wing to the edge either

 

Freelance Ferret sexer and general sloth for hire

[I.Mupferit]

I can see no reason at all why it wouldn't work to protect your wings without the usual stainless steel wing protectors. I have carbon wing protectors and Venture tape (current CC supplier, similar to Armourfend) above and to the side. There is no stone damage in the tape protected area unlike my last 7 which had the same carbon guards but no tape protection outside of those. After just a couple of thousand miles, that car was showing gravel rash damage on the rear wings outside of the wing guards.

 

Brent

 

2.3 DURATEC SV Reassuringly Expensive

R 417.39 😬

[timbo]

As Brent, I used same on the rear wings above and to edge of carbon wing protectors. Works a treat except when hit by the larger flying objects, like dead birds 😬

 

 

 

 

 

anxiously waiting for my new 2.3 SV

[paul jacobs]

Thanks for the feedback everyone Angus was quite right, I did instead of the standard wing protectors. To save the weight really, those standard stainless protectors are quite heavy and it is an easy way of lightening the car, but I don't want to do it at the expense of ruining the gelcoat. The other option, of course, is to go for a pair of CF protectors at considerably greater cost 😳

[Delbert]

Out of interest I have the C/f protectors.

 

Just got a quote from CC midlands for my new wing its £55 per wing

 

at £185 for the resprayed wing it seems good value especailly if I stop hitting the pit garage door!!!

 

Freelance Ferret sexer and general sloth for hire

[gilesm]

Having been rear ended recently, while my car's in having it's repairs, I'm taking the oppertunity to get the rear wheel arches resprayed and armourfended (or whatever equivilent caterham use). They've quoted £55 for respray of each wing, and £110 to armourfend them both.

 

she's blue and a super sport (formerly gm859)

[Rob Walker]

A thicker more durable film is available from most Biker shops sells under the name "oxford" and cost £16 to cover two rear wings. I have used it for years.

[paul jacobs]

That's worth knowing Rob - thanks . I've often wondered if the high price charged for such procducts by some companies is mostly profit, I guess I now know the answer

[Fathead]

any idea where i can buy the 'oxford' 'fend stuff from??

[Rob Walker]

Hein Gericke not sure about the spelling? They are bikers accessories shops all over the UK and Europe

 

Edited by - Rob Walker on 16 Nov 2005 11:33:52

[Nick Woods]

Halfords sell a similar product to Armourfend called Foliatec, its cheaper but not as good, being thicker and a bit less transparent.

 

If you want to compare Armourfend vs no Armourfend on a rear wing, look here

 

Nick

Red and Black 1.6K supersport

visit Carrotland.co.uk