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Old 07-01-09, 01:23 AM
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thanks for the pic. i always wondered what it would look like afterwards
Old 07-19-10, 08:56 AM
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I rolled my front fender yesterday. The reason the dimple is created is not because of the plastic tab in the fender, it's the structural integrity of the fender itself. When you roll the fender, it bends the fender...duh!, but yeah, when you reach the area where a piece of the fender is cut (square shape for the plastic tab), you will roll the fender,but the energy is not transferred to the edge of the fender, it's loss at the point where the fender is cut. That is why a dimple is created... all other area are pushed back evenly, while the dimpled parts is the part that stayed in the same place because it's not really getting rolled.

You can try to put a fat thick metal there to make it roll or hammer it out by using some object that'll distribute the force evenly and flat at the tab. The problem is, it will require a lot of force and will also create shock (paint may peel). I would roll it again but put something there between the fender and the tab so that the fender is actually pushed at that spot.
Old 07-19-10, 02:29 PM
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I can be wrong but I heard shaving or cutting the fenders can cause the fender to be weak..and I heard this from people that mods VIP cars with those VIP offsets lol.
Old 07-20-10, 09:50 PM
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hahaha good one
Old 07-21-10, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tonys18t
theres no weak fenders... just weak owners, lol.
haha gotta love that quote. Hey tony, pm me your number so I can have u do my front fenders.
Old 08-01-10, 01:23 AM
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^^^ this is why i wish i lived in the west coast
Old 08-01-10, 02:45 AM
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So I bought some bandaid decals for the front fender. LOL I know this will probably only attract more attention, but after friends and co-workers reminding me constantly telling me, "nice car, nice wheels, but your fender is messed up!" I figure this will add some humor and preempt other responses that my fender is fubar'd.
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