^ yeah sorry I wsnt thinking straight. haha

 

So does rolling your fenders push them out, making them slightly wider? And why do you not want to do it too much? Just a general question. . .

 

Like this...

 

Hmmm... I 'm debating weather I like it or not.

 

thats not rolled rod, thats pulled, you can see the little flare that is created, a standard roll isnt visibly noticeable unless you look inside the wheel well. people who need it are the ones running wide wheels, with low offsets. and the only reason why i rolled mine was because i wanted to see if i could run a 25mm spacer with stock wheels, so that i can guestimate the offset i could run, because i wanted a really low offset wheel (work emotion cr-kai) and teh only way i could get them the way i wanted was with a realy low offset. so i needed to see how much i needed to roll the fender for it to work.

 

SO question. . .I am planning on getting stern wheels 19x8.5 with a 35 offset. . I am switching my springs to TRD in hopes that I will not rub. . .do you think rolling the fenders will prevent this?

Also, isn't there a limit to how much of your fender you can roll? It would seem so. . ..

 

if it rubs then yes you should roll your fenders. and yes you can only roll them so much, you can pull, roll, and cut them

 

rolling fenders is pushing the fender lip flat against the fender. if you keep rolling the fender will eventually flare outwards.

these guys rolled excessively to the point of flaring


rolled fender on the left, pulled fender on the right (bodywork required)

 

damn, thats a clean flare, i wonder if i should just pull mine out more, or flatten it out

 

haha thats nice, but i wish the tc have bigger fenders.. it would look lot better with bigger rims

 

that black car looks fresh to death! :D

 

here's a shot of my rear rolled fender. you can see the fender lip disappears as you look up the fender. its not an optical illusion, but the fender lip is actually bent in/flat against the fender. japanese sheet metal is thin, so you can easy F it up (flare the fender or make it wavy). i took my tC to a shop who had 2 guys working on it (one guy using the fender rolller, another guy holding the heat gun).


on my old GTI, i rolled the rear fenders myself. the metal is much thicker so there is a reduced chance of jacking it up, although the thicker metal makes the process more laborous.


the tools I used


on my 240sx I used the baseball bat method. unfortunately I have no pics. i only recommend the baseball bat method for people who've tried rolling fenders before.

 

so hks, do you think i should reroll them? and smooth everything out? or just flatten it down but keep it rolled?

 

i say keep it the way it is. any other option will require professional bodywork, which is good if you got the funds.

 

yea man you are telling me, MY body shop quoted me 300 to fix them

but i mean should it ry to take the roller to it again to try to smooth out the waves?

 

the rubber/foam trim on the rear fender will fall off exposing bare metal. so cracked paint is inevitable, but luckily the exposed metal isnt visable. i applied a heavy coats of touch up primer and paint on the exposed metal.

 

yup, mine fell off too and i coated it also
but should i try to smooth it out before i take it to a shop

 

no. you cant fix the waves without bodywork.
this is how to get it fixed properly

 

daang! those fenders are wide! love the looks, i wonder if anybody did that to their tc

 

do you think 300 to fix it is a good price? for both rears?