Frequently asked questions about the LOKARI products:

 Are the self-tapping screws, which hold the inner fender which are attached to the body, not counter-productive regard to rust?
The screw holes are behind or next to the inner fender, that means outside the water attack. Following the logic of the critics would then all the screws which are available somewhere must rusting, even where the threads are clean. And when screwing the 4 screws up to à 3mm, one should use Mike Sanders or filler as a gasket. The fifty-year (Lokari was established in 1960!) experience teaches, that the four small holes are better than the large holes around headlight pot, battery box, A-pillar, tank cover and back, the more rotten B, and C column, and the dissolving in oxide taillights. All these areas are down as well as dry. The four holes can be sealed with filler and nothing will happen. We have cars that are on the road for 20 years with Lokaris and the holes are irrelevant out of this experience. See also FAQ "new cavities".

Are the inner fender made of plastic or aluminum?
Aluminum has four-digit part numbers without further definition, plastic inner fenders have a three-digit addition with L & R marked or six digits, no additives.

Where are the clips in the case of plastic inner fender attached?
At the wheel arch along specify where the marks in the plastic there. Not for all plastic inner fenders clips are essential!

Does every plastic inner fender have clips?
Not all plastic inner fenders have clips. If the wheel arch is stiff enough to account for this, and with some clips are welded instead of guide jaws available.

Can the mud flaps, which is attached to some plastic inner fender, be removed?
If mud flaps are mounted, they can also be removed. They are just riveted.

Can the standard mud flaps remain on my car?
Yes, then the inner fenders must be cut at this point if necessary, or some plastic inner fenders are to be dismantled.

H-approval with inner fenders?
No problem, they are contemporary accessories. The inner fender is available since the late 50s. See also button "About Lokari".

Registration or ABE necessary?
No, the front panels is an interior part. It does not change the car's silhouette nor the dimensions. For such parts ABE is not necessary.

Emergence of new cavities behind the inner fender?
No, the inner fender is open at the front and back, when driving a permanent air stream is streaming behind the inner fender (hold your hand in the wind, and you get an idea how much air is dug behind the Lokaris!) So the moisture is dried immediately. The inner wing shifts the condensation point on his back, so that there condensing water - which would otherwise have escaped into the cavities of the body - can be run down. In this respect, it would even be counter-productive to construct a hermetically sealed area here!

Can the brackets, which fix the rubber lip on the aluminum inner fenders, not be processed of stainless steel?
Unfortunately not. Stainless steel is is not stable enough for the sighting of the clips. In this respect, one should ensure, that the brackets should be protected from moisture with silicone, paint, undercoating, or other corrosion-protective measures such as fluid film or Mike Sanders-fat-lasting. This is particular for vehicles which are moved in the winter on salty roads. The transition from rubber to aluminum should be sealed here in any case.

Is the installation of inner fender's with flared wheel arch for spacers / wide tires possible?
Aluminum inner fender run high in the wheel house, and are constrained by independent flaring. In the plastic inner fender wheel there is the need for assembly. The space in the crimped area is in a way that it can not be mounted. But there are some vehicles for both options (aluminum or plastic), eg Opel Manta B.

I only drive in the summer. What is the advantage then of the inner fender Lokari?
Even in summer you will not be able to avoid even driving into a puddle or on a wet road surface. The thrown into the wheel wells moisture stays there for up to two weeks. First dirt (eg on the lamp housing) that the moisture is bound and, secondly, water penetrates through the cohesion and adhesion in the seals, especially if the gums which become porous with age and almost act like a sponge. The inner fender keeps the water (and the rocks, which takes place even in summer) reliably far from these places. Furthermore, the condensation of moisture in summer is just one thing: go with a car, which was heated in the sun, through a puddle colder. In the sprayed areas immediately condensate is formed (eg a cold beer bottle out of fridge in the summer or a film of water on the mirror after a shower). This condensation occurs without inner fenders on the back of the body cavities and provides for perforation corrosion from the inside out. With inner fender, the condensate falls from the back of the inner fender and not in the body. There it runs easy to the bottom. In the body cavities the inner fender provides so much less for condensate loss.

Does it make sense to equip an older vehicle with Lokari inner fender?
Yes, absolutely. By shifting the dew point away from the body the already existing corrosion is greatly reduced. Especially if the wheel arch on the inside is sprayed with cavity sealing, the rust process comes through the lack of oxygen's degree to a stop.

I have rust on wheel arch, but there is no inner fender for my car, or only aluminum inner fenders where the wheel arch in only a two-dimensional version is not overlapping. What else can I do?
Here helps the product "KAROS". A anti-corrosion edge protection filled with grease, which is easily attached to the wheel arch. It seales the double fold of the outside reliably, even if the grid already "nibbles". From the inside, you should make provisions in such cases, in any case, even with cavity protection.

Does Lokari improve the aerodynamic?
It seems so. We have found out that i.e. an Opel Corsa GSI did run 4 km slower before using the inner fenders (tested with navigation). Vmax before installation: 198 km, then 202 km. Also we have received similar reviews of the VW Bus T4 owners. In racing, this effect is also known.

Delivery times?
We work with Containers. There is an approximately every 5 weeks delivery, i.e. the delivery time is between 2-6 weeks. Current models are usually in stock and you can see it in the inventory system with order. During the summer vacation = holiday, may increase delivery time up to 8 weeks.