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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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THE Rolling Fenders Thread

any experiences, thoughts or questions should be posted in here.
could someone who has done this start us off? kthanx
 
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What do you want to know? Lots of heat helps, don't blister your paint... but heat is your friend.
 
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well for one, do you have to remove the plastic underpanel when you roll the front fenders?
 
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You don't have to remove it, but you may have to get creative on how you hold it in place. On my fit I tucked the liner into the rolled fender and it stayed no problem. I've see other methods, but describing them would be futile without pictures.
 
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You don't have to remove it, but you may have to get creative on how you hold it in place. On my fit I tucked the liner into the rolled fender and it stayed no problem. I've see other methods, but describing them would be futile without pictures.
lmao dude thanks alot i kinda get the picture. yeah my brother and i aswell as another friend split the cost of a roller and will attack our cars pretty soon. any other advice?
 
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lmao dude thanks alot i kinda get the picture. yeah my brother and i aswell as another friend split the cost of a roller and will attack our cars pretty soon. any other advice?
Great.. When you have got your technique down I'll drive down and you can do mine..
 
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No other real tips, just take your time. When you get hurried you crack paint. Heat and patience are really the 2 biggest factors in fender rolling.
 
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Great.. When you have got your technique down I'll drive down and you can do mine..
you got yourself a deal yeah my brothers gonna practice on his s2k first then a friends tsx and then do my fit.
 
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No other real tips, just take your time. When you get hurried you crack paint. Heat and patience are really the 2 biggest factors in fender rolling.
thanks bud
 
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and roll mine too please
 
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and roll mine too please
I figured with those monster tires you have that yours would have been rolled already.... chunkylover also has a SSM GD so we all need to get together and terrorize the neighborhood down there... I'll bring the whiskey.
 
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I figured with those monster tires you have that yours would have been rolled already.... chunkylover also has a SSM GD so we all need to get together and terrorize the neighborhood down there... I'll bring the whiskey.
haha for the win

I'll be getting stickier tires with the K soon.
 
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I started the thread below with pics. CHeck it out maybe it will be usefull:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...et-w-pics.html
 
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Originally Posted by Texas Coyote
I figured with those monster tires you have that yours would have been rolled already.... chunkylover also has a SSM GD so we all need to get together and terrorize the neighborhood down there... I'll bring the whiskey.
OMG a shoot with Jcrim and Tex, two of my all time favorite fits..Eff yeah!!

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I started the thread below with pics. CHeck it out maybe it will be usefull:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...et-w-pics.html
nice job, how much did you pay?
 
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OMG a shoot with Jcrim and Tex, two of my all time favorite fits..Eff yeah!!


nice job, how much did you pay?

haha im down. if you want some really good shots, you guys can come get on the track for the parade lap at texas world speedway the 12 and/or 13. its in bryan/ collegestation tx. its free to parade. just a slow cruise on the actual track. no helmet, no instructor. they do this to give people a "what its like: experiance to encourage visitors/ spectators to track with us. its a great time to mount a camera on the rear bumper of a friend to shoot back at you and your group of friends to grab shots.

example:





sorry to go off topic lol
 
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remove wheel, hit wheel well with hammer
 
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haha im down. if you want some really good shots, you guys can come get on the track for the parade lap at texas world speedway the 12 and/or 13. its in bryan/ collegestation tx. its free to parade. just a slow cruise on the actual track. no helmet, no instructor. they do this to give people a "what its like: experiance to encourage visitors/ spectators to track with us. its a great time to mount a camera on the rear bumper of a friend to shoot back at you and your group of friends to grab shots.

It's not all that far from where I am and the drive down there will be nice by then with the trees starting to bloom... Be sure to remind me when it is and what I can expect to pay for admission... I would say I could follow you down there but I am still having flashbacks of the last time.. My air shocks work fine at 10 PSI instead of at the recommended 20PSI and I remembered to get my tire pressure set right after my last tire rotation so I don't expect that will happen again, especially on an asphalt surface.
 
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It's not all that far from where I am and the drive down there will be nice by then with the trees starting to bloom... Be sure to remind me when it is and what I can expect to pay for admission... I would say I could follow you down there but I am still having flashbacks of the last time.. My air shocks work fine at 10 PSI instead of at the recommended 20PSI and I remembered to get my tire pressure set right after my last tire rotation so I don't expect that will happen again, especially on an asphalt surface.
Free admission!
 
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haha im down. if you want some really good shots, you guys can come get on the track for the parade lap at texas world speedway the 12 and/or 13. its in bryan/ collegestation tx. its free to parade. just a slow cruise on the actual track. no helmet, no instructor. they do this to give people a "what its like: experiance to encourage visitors/ spectators to track with us. its a great time to mount a camera on the rear bumper of a friend to shoot back at you and your group of friends to grab shots.l
count me in, i have passed by that place countless times on my way to collegestation and i always wanted to go in.
 



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