fender roll?
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From: Palo Alto, CA
fender roll?
I am messing with my ride height now and realized that if I go lower than where I'm at now my tires will probably rub on the flat lip part of the fender in the rear. I have Wedssport SA 90 17x9 rims with a 35 offset which may push them out enough to where stock rims would be able to clear and mine dont, but I was just wondering if anyone has had any problems with this as well and if they had to roll the fender lip to fix it. If so, whats the best way to roll the lip back?
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I've heard a couple people say that they simply contacted a good local body shop, rented their fender rolling tool, and just did it themselves by hand. When I change my wheels I intend to do the same thing. Gotta save up the pennies for Advan RS 18x9's though.. *cough*
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there are tools to roll fenders. You can also rent 1 @ http://rollyourfender.com/ . Thats what I did. However the total with shipping will be around $85. $50 to rent $35 to ship. Guy is in Texas so if you live closer to him shipping might be cheaper. I live in New York .
As for rolling, its EASY. I never have done it before. All you have to do is take your time, heat the paint upto 140F +-10 , and slowly roll your fenders. Start with low angle and increase it . And when you roll, roll the entire fender at the same time. First with low angle and then gradually increase the angle of the roller. Some people say to do 2" sections at a time, not true, better roll the entire fender gradually.
I rolled mine, and my friends and both came up great, no paint cracking nothing like that. TAKE YOUR TIME . Better do it yourself than pay someone to do it. ANd you know they want to do it as fast as possible to move to the next customer .
good luck
As for rolling, its EASY. I never have done it before. All you have to do is take your time, heat the paint upto 140F +-10 , and slowly roll your fenders. Start with low angle and increase it . And when you roll, roll the entire fender at the same time. First with low angle and then gradually increase the angle of the roller. Some people say to do 2" sections at a time, not true, better roll the entire fender gradually.
I rolled mine, and my friends and both came up great, no paint cracking nothing like that. TAKE YOUR TIME . Better do it yourself than pay someone to do it. ANd you know they want to do it as fast as possible to move to the next customer .
good luck
Last edited by letMeIn; May 17, 2007 at 03:43 PM.
The fender rolling tool is the only way to do it right. It is worth the $85 to minimize the chance of any damage. Many of the body shops will roll it with a pipe as they don't have the tool so if you pay someone, make sure they actually own the tool.
