Rolling fenders

[EscoFist]

Anyone who has done it do you have any suggestions? Bought a Eastwood roller and looking to do it in a couple days. Got some new wheels and tires and the front left is cutting up the tire on the hard bumps.

 

[jeffreylyon]

It's a trick with our paint jobs. Hit the paint with a heat gun to soften it and take little bites. Also, make sure that you're not hitting the bumper tabs or inner fender liners before you go after the sheet metal.

 

[SrsBsns]

Go slow and gradually increase the pressure when using the roller and make sure to keep the paint nice and warm. Go section by section making just a little progress with each pass.

It's a tedious job and it's easy to get frustrated but one mistake and you'll have a crease or a crack in your paint. Just take it slow and use the heat gun.

 

[EscoFist]

Thanks for the help. The only tire that is getting cuts is the left front so I'm gonna start there and take my time with that one

 

[CSM]

Thanks for the help. The only tire that is getting cuts is the left front so I'm gonna start there and take my time with that one

Same issues w/ me on my 16x8 225/45/16 setup.

What is your setup?

Interested to hear if your fender rolling fixes the issue.

 

[EscoFist]

Same issues w/ me on my 16x8 225/45/16 setup.

What is your setup?

Interested to hear if your fender rolling fixes the issue.

215/40/17 on 17x8. It's the falkin 660s though they are super fat.

I'll let you know

 

[M-Sport fan]

215/40/17 on 17x8. It's the falkin 660s though they are super fat.

I'll let you know

What ET are the wheels, and is it lowered at all?

 

[Im2wrxy]

I'm interested to hear how this goes as well

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[LastMK7]

Any update on this?

 

[shouldbeasy]

The rears are easy - the fronts are difficult.

 

[Erick_V]

The rears are easy - the fronts are difficult.

Really? I figured it would have been the other way around. The metal on the rear seems way thicker

 

[shouldbeasy]

Really? I figured it would have been the other way around. The metal on the rear seems way thicker

Which makes it easier - it actually stays in place! The front wants to bend and warp with the roller and not actually pull the fender out further - the mounting points are too flimsy.

With the rear you can gradually increase the amount you add and see the roll progress - not so much in the front.

 

[Erick_V]

Which makes it easier - it actually stays in place! The front wants to bend and warp with the roller and not actually pull the fender out further - the mounting points are too flimsy.

With the rear you can gradually increase the amount you add and see the roll progress - not so much in the front.

Ahh I see what you mean! That makes sense. I can see it flexing as it’s only mounted in like 3 places to the chassis lol

 

[Dpro]

What ET are the wheels, and is it lowered at all?

ditto as I am about to throw Titans on 17x8+40 with RT660‘s in 215/40 also what is the OP’s suspension? Ride height?

 

[EscoFist]

ditto as I am about to throw Titans on 17x8+40 with RT660‘s in 215/40 also what is the OP’s suspension? Ride height?

Eibach pro springs on stock shocks. I only had rub on the front drivers side, I think the car is calling me fat. I bought a rolling kit and just did that one. It worked fine but I still needed to trim inside were the wheel arch connects to the front bumper. No rubs since.

 

[Dpro]

I have rub on the front passenger side lol. The metal clip that anchors the lowest bumper bolt got shifted towards the bottom of the tab and actually put an extra groove in my tire about an inch from the side.
I loosened the bumper and fender today and twisted that clip upwards so the only thing hanging down now is the plastic of the bumper tab. I am gonna hit that with a dremel tomorrow hopefully that will clear my rub only on extreme compression issue.

 

[briandee]

I cut out the bottom bolt section on each side. No fitment issues with only 2 bolts! Before and after pics below. Just for reference, I am running 205/50 tires on 16x7 wheels with an offset of -42. On Mountune springs. Had rubbing through big dips.

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[Dpro]

wow and I bought a Dremel just to trim underneath the bolt. You went extreme.

 

[ronmcdon]

I cut out the bottom bolt section on each side. No fitment issues with only 2 bolts!
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hope that works out good. please let us know
if you run into any complications

 

[Dpro]

hope that works out good. please let us know
if you run into any complications

I trimmed mine with a Dremel up to just underneath the washer. It only took a couple of minutes.
now I am looking for a local fender roller to roll the inside lip that sticks straight out horizontal. The most famous local guy in the Valley is sick. So I gotta find someone else .