wide arch kit

9th June 2007, 09:06

has anyone had one fitted or having one fitted now if so any photos just thinking about getting one!

9th June 2007, 10:19

wide arch kit?
you mean the dimma wide arch kit kit, or what?
dimma kita are lovely jobs, super wide arches

9th June 2007, 14:57

saxo dimma has standard arches...

f2 kit from cituning

street specials kit (if you can find one)

9th June 2007, 15:09

maxi kit is what you want

9th June 2007, 15:36

f2 kit from cituning is the nicest "wide arch" kit i've seen on a saxo, i wonder why they didn't create a maxi kit for a saxo, as in the 106 dimma one!

10th June 2007, 18:11

the street spaecials kit im looking at getting

11th June 2007, 14:01

www.cituning.ltd.uk they do like mentenioned the best Maxi F2 style kit on the market and Citroen UK commissioned them to make Saxos and C2s to put on show across the country at dealerships and car shows.

There are a few other Jap style kits that are wide arched but they are slightly harder to come buy, the Carzone kit has slightly wider arches and with beefen up any saxo.

11th June 2007, 15:22

The cituning kit is all wrong..

The front arches aren't high enough or wide enough..the front bumper is wrong, comes with sideskirts even though the kit cars didnt have them..

http://fastcarspares.com/home.php?cat=256

Thats the proper kit car bodykit..the one which i almost bought..

The kit cars have standard looking VT* front and rear bumpers..same fog light cutouts and lower grill etc, just has flared arches..

Here's a Kit Car..

Here's a standard car..

At the end of the day, rallying is mainly a marketing excersise to sell cars..so the kit cars look near enough the same as the road cars..The only reason why wide arches are used is to have slightly wider track and more suspension travel..

11th June 2007, 15:29

Even if its not 100% right its better than some of the Jap style wide arch kits with 'Fly Catcher' front bumpers and 'Supra Style' sideskirts.

The Carzone kit is pretty wide but doesnt look very nice.

Unless you have loads of money then Id leave Wide arch kits where they are . . . Collecting dust on shelfs somewhere

For the money youd spend on a wide kit you could improve your Saxos chassis and engine making the car altoghther more enjoyable to use.

11th June 2007, 15:33

I've seen some saxos with nuts kits on in a few rally events, really big wide arches and big wide wheels, why cant u buy those kits

Or the DTM style kits for those saloon cars, would love to have one of those

11th June 2007, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Bristol

The cituning kit is all wrong..

The front arches aren't high enough or wide enough..the front bumper is wrong, comes with sideskirts even though the kit cars didnt have them..

http://fastcarspares.com/home.php?cat=256

Thats the proper kit car bodykit..the one which i almost bought..

The kit cars have standard looking VT* front and rear bumpers..same fog light cutouts and lower grill etc, just has flared arches..

Here's a Kit Car..

Here's a standard car..

At the end of the day, rallying is mainly a marketing excersise to sell cars..so the kit cars look near enough the same as the road cars..The only reason why wide arches are used is to have slightly wider track and more suspension travel..

like the highlander there can be only one! The s1600 kit car bodywork is the best and its steel so it will survive a few knocks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VTS_16v_Boy

Unless you have loads of money then Id leave Wide arch kits where they are . . . Collecting dust on shelfs somewhere

For the money youd spend on a wide kit you could improve your Saxos chassis and engine making the car altogether more enjoyable to use.

if done properly the wide track will help the handling

11th June 2007, 15:41

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Originally Posted by KamRacing

if done properly the wide track will help the handling

sorry I ment save your money buy not buying a Wide arch kit and invest it into the chassis and make the car better on the move rather than sitting still, after all you can only look at it when its parked

Like when Connor was talking about the Dimma kit both him and me included didnt know you where sposed to widen the track when fitting a kit that size.
So its safe to say most people dont either.

Wide arch kit could turn into a money pit

11th June 2007, 16:00

I was gona do it and use the same setup as bics car is running, total was going to be 3k..

12th June 2007, 00:36

Anyone got a link to actually buy the s1600 kit, or am I just being stupid? Pmsl.

12th June 2007, 01:56

There is a proper maxi kit,cant find a decent picture but its white with green

12th June 2007, 07:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by niko_vtr

Anyone got a link to actually buy the s1600 kit, or am I just being stupid? Pmsl.

Here you go... CLICKY

If you can get anything out of them, you will be very lucky as the Saxo is not supported anymore by the factory team. The UK Citroen Sport company has gone bust, so no chance there either.

As James said earlier, it is very difficult to get the genuine arch kit, and expect to pay a fortune if you can find one. The rear spoiler for a S1600 is approx £1400 plus vat!

Front lower wide track arms are approx £1700 and there is 3 different rear beams to choose from. If you are interested, I have the build manuals and can give you the link to download them.

13th June 2007, 00:09

FTW

14th June 2007, 01:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foggy

Here you go... CLICKY

Front lower wide track arms are approx £1700 and there is 3 different rear beams to choose from. If you are interested, I have the build manuals and can give you the link to download them.

would be awesome if you could pass on the build manuals!

14th June 2007, 07:42

there was a black mk2 Saxo at a show the other week, with massive arches! it looked sweet as a nut, didn't get any pics though as i didn't have the camera with me at the time!

14th June 2007, 08:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by niko_vtr

would be awesome if you could pass on the build manuals!

Here you go... Saxo Manuals

They are mostly in French, and take a while to download.

16th June 2007, 13:43

ive just bought the street specials kit , how much do u recon itll cost to get it put on, smoothed in and painted for ? i havnt a clue lol