rolling fenders
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rolling fenders
I really need to roll my rear fenders cause i'm getting a lot of rubbing on my passenger side. (lowered on neuspeeds with 215/45/17) i dunno why it's only on the passenger side, i guess i have a little of an uneven drop.....??? anyway, my question is how much is it to get fenders rolled? one shop said $60 per fender. this about right? also, does it take long to do this? i shouldn't have to leave my car there right? .... thanks....
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Rep Power: 0 If you haven't gotten an alignment since you dropped your car, do that and it may fix it. Mine used to rub, but it doesn't anymore since I got the alignment. I'm on 215/40/18. I can't have people in the backseat though or it rubs like crazy.
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Rep Power: 0 yeah, it mainly rubs when people are in the back seat... sometimes when they're not...and yeah, i've had these springs for like several months now, and i have already had an alignment.
Just take a baseball bat and put it up against the fender and roll it along applying decent pressure. That will do it good. Just if you use an allum. bat put like a tee-shirt outside of it so it dosent crack the paint. Good luck
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MAGIC gave you the best answer here so far, up until this one. the way most autobody shops actually roll fenders is with a wooden baseball bat, or a wooden rod. you firmly roll it back and forth along the inside of the fender. i only recommend doing this on the rear.
and for the other IGNORANT people who posted up on this thread, getting an alignment kit on the rear will only make the rubbin worse, as it will bring the top part of the wheels outward, causing them to be closer to the actual fenders. im actually surprised that your even having this problem with 17" rims, however this maybe caused by using a wider tire than the standard 205s...
anyways, if your a little worried about doin the ROLLIN yourself, id highly recommend going to a body shop and having them do it. shouldnt be anymore than $100 for both rear fenders.
g'luck!
MAGIC gave you the best answer here so far, up until this one. the way most autobody shops actually roll fenders is with a wooden baseball bat, or a wooden rod. you firmly roll it back and forth along the inside of the fender. i only recommend doing this on the rear.
and for the other IGNORANT people who posted up on this thread, getting an alignment kit on the rear will only make the rubbin worse, as it will bring the top part of the wheels outward, causing them to be closer to the actual fenders. im actually surprised that your even having this problem with 17" rims, however this maybe caused by using a wider tire than the standard 205s...
anyways, if your a little worried about doin the ROLLIN yourself, id highly recommend going to a body shop and having them do it. shouldnt be anymore than $100 for both rear fenders.
g'luck!
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Rep Power: 0 Just take it to a body shop or one of the big tire dealers: Discount Tire, NTB, etc... Some of these will have the tool needed: It looks sorta like a crank, with its base resting on the tire, and the rollers against the inner fender lip, they can just roll it from side to side and with increasing pressure. This works perfectly and does not cause any paint cracking or scratching. I had that done on my old Jetta Vr6...I then put some 17x8.5 rims on that ****[IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]
EDIT: Forgot about pricing...the four fenders ran me about $80 in NYC.
EDIT: Forgot about pricing...the four fenders ran me about $80 in NYC.
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Rep Power: 0 Getting an alignment will most likely fix the rubbing problem. I had a rubbing problem with one of my wheels, so I had a shop change the negative camber to about -1.3 degrees and adjust the overall toe so that it wouldn't have uneven tire wear. The problem was fixed instantly.
Alternately, you can just use a baseball bat to roll your fenders yourself. But this might not solve the rubbing problem entirely.
Alternately, you can just use a baseball bat to roll your fenders yourself. But this might not solve the rubbing problem entirely.
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[hr]Originally posted by: BLUENVY01
well, to be honest...
MAGIC gave you the best answer here so far, up until this one. the way most autobody shops actually roll fenders is with a wooden baseball bat, or a wooden rod. you firmly roll it back and forth along the inside of the fender. i only recommend doing this on the rear.
and for the other IGNORANT people who posted up on this thread, getting an alignment kit on the rear will only make the rubbin worse, as it will bring the top part of the wheels outward, causing them to be closer to the actual fenders. im actually surprised that your even having this problem with 17" rims, however this maybe caused by using a wider tire than the standard 205s...
anyways, if your a little worried about doin the ROLLIN yourself, id highly recommend going to a body shop and having them do it. shouldnt be anymore than $100 for both rear fenders.
g'luck![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: BLUENVY01
well, to be honest...
MAGIC gave you the best answer here so far, up until this one. the way most autobody shops actually roll fenders is with a wooden baseball bat, or a wooden rod. you firmly roll it back and forth along the inside of the fender. i only recommend doing this on the rear.
and for the other IGNORANT people who posted up on this thread, getting an alignment kit on the rear will only make the rubbin worse, as it will bring the top part of the wheels outward, causing them to be closer to the actual fenders. im actually surprised that your even having this problem with 17" rims, however this maybe caused by using a wider tire than the standard 205s...
anyways, if your a little worried about doin the ROLLIN yourself, id highly recommend going to a body shop and having them do it. shouldnt be anymore than $100 for both rear fenders.
g'luck![hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: tok
any competent bodyshop should be able to roll your fenders for less than $150
this is the tool most of them use
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[hr]Originally posted by: tok
any competent bodyshop should be able to roll your fenders for less than $150
this is the tool most of them use
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