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[Ben H]

Hey guys

I had another thread in maintence but no one was really helping out anymore.

215/40/18 are rubbing on th inner lip of my front fenders (855) they need to be modified. The question is should i roll them or cut them? Each procedure should cost the same.

The tires arnt rubbing thaaat bad.....but after a couple days i can see some discoloration an the tire and the plastic liner is getting VERRRY smooth right where it creases over the fender lip.

What are the benifits and risks of each method??

Thanks
Ben

[T-5Bandit]

Hey guys

I had another thread in maintence but no one was really helping out anymore.

215/40/18 are rubbing on th inner lip of my front fenders (855) they need to be modified.  The question is should i roll them or cut them?  Each procedure should cost the same.

The tires arnt rubbing thaaat bad.....but after a couple days i can see some discoloration an the tire and the plastic liner is getting VERRRY smooth right where it creases over the fender lip.

What are the benifits and risks of each method??

Thanks
Ben

It's easy to roll the front fenders, therefore I won't waste the effort on cutting.

Now the rears are very difficult to roll, therefore I would cut those.

[BeachRat]

Rolling is very difficult to do well, but it will be much easier to clean up after. Cutting them involves... LOTS more post-job clean up.

[Ben H]

Thanks for those inputs.

Luckily it is just the fronts that are rubbing so no worries about the rears.

How is the volvo paint? like will it be ok with the rolling or will it crack? - as far as i know the fenders are origanal paint (black)

Teh guy I talked to sounds like he has done a bunch - i got his name from a local rim shop

[T-5Bandit]

Thanks for those inputs.

Luckily it is just the fronts that are rubbing so no worries about the rears.

How is the volvo paint? like will it be ok with the rolling or will it crack? - as far as i know the fenders are origanal paint (black)

Teh guy I talked to sounds like he has done a bunch - i got his name from a local rim shop

You need to use a heat gun and slightly heat the lip of the fender as you are rolling it. The heat will give the paint elasticity so it won't crack. Do not excessively heat the paint or you will damage the paint.

[Ben H]

Hey

Thanks for the input

The fenders are rolled!

The front bumper might still be a rubbing spot too though (only under heavy suspension compression like hard breaking).....but only on the right side - it looks like it has been pushed back a fingers width or so...so i shaved the rivits off there....anything else I can do?

Ben

[theunderlord]

Hey

Thanks for the input

The fenders are rolled!

The front bumper might still be a rubbing spot too though (only under heavy suspension compression like hard breaking).....but only on the right side - it looks like it has been pushed back a fingers width or so...so i shaved the rivits off there....anything else I can do?

Ben

pics?

[sp5368]

If you are going to roll them yourself use baseball bat and pressure it against your tire it is not that hard.You will be surprised how easy the fender will roll just don't do it all in one roll and go slow

[prasamin]

is rolling actually pulling the fender out a bit, or is it just folding the inner part that bends in up into the well?

[Ben H]

Ok they are all rolled.


BUT it the tires are rubbing the liner right beside the lower bumper...but only at the start of a turn...ie not when running striaght.

I cut away some of the lineing...any sugestions to help solve this??

[Ben H]

Well

I just spent the evening cutting out parts of my wheel liner with an exacto knife...(the areas behind the front bumper)

But i think this weekend i am going to have to take off my front bumper and heat it to "roll" its lips in as well....NOT FUN!! esspecially since i all ready hacked up my wheel liners.....THEN i realized i would have to heat and mold the bumper and could have just moved the liner behind it insead of cutting it all away.......NO FUN

Ben

[theunderlord]

[Ben H]

hahahahha

wellllll........as of today i sent my digital camera to my brother in whistler untill mid may....lol...

ill try to snap some with my GF's tongiht... but in all my posts here i still dont know how to post pics ahha

Ben

[theunderlord]

ill try to snap some with my GF's tongiht... but in all my posts here i still dont know how to post pics ahha

Ben

www.photobucket.com


[img]your url of your pic here [ /img]

[dancetheman]

you can just copy and paste a text for photobucket....it's idiot proof!

[Ben H]

allright boys!

thanks for your help...Ill try to get some pics up tomrrow night

[prasamin]

ok, so i'm getting by this that rolling the fender is folding that inner lip of the fender inwards so the tires won't hit it right? or is rolling actually extending the fender outwards?

[Veneficus]

I myself am getting my wells rolled professionally.

[theunderlord]

ok, so i'm getting by this that rolling the fender is folding that inner lip of the fender inwards so the tires won't hit it right?  or is rolling actually extending the fender outwards?

outwards Pras.

[Che'_Moderator]

outwards Pras.

I rolled mine in and up. 225/35/18 no rub.

BTW there is no such thing as idiot-proof.