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Old 04-22-10, 04:22 PM
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tooo flush!! where it damaged my rear passenger side.... i need your help!!

looks fine right?


looks good here too


and here!


den WTF IS THAT!


what! almost an inch fold!


now that you seen the damage lol. what should i do?

1. unfold it and use a fender roller to make it flat?
or
2. cut the fold?
or
3. your suggestions.
Old 04-22-10, 05:16 PM
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crapp...... sorry thats all i got...

i would go with D. - take it to a shop
Old 04-22-10, 05:19 PM
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use the fender roller on flattening it out.. or use a bat
Old 04-22-10, 05:30 PM
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my old ride i did it with a bat... fixed it, plus didn't even cause the paint to crack.

but i recommend the fender roller. (or the bat, if no one else is reading this)
Old 04-22-10, 05:54 PM
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fender roller...take your time and you should be fine...
Old 04-22-10, 05:57 PM
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Had the same problem with my LS ended up folding it back doing a good roll,pull and tack welding the seams back together, then repaint.
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Damn a few more MM and I'd be in the same boat. I say roll it back, then cut it off, then repaint.
Old 04-22-10, 08:59 PM
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i dont understand what the picture is showing. is it the 1/4 panel lip? u should just cut it off and smooth it down
Old 04-22-10, 09:26 PM
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be cool like me and use a hammer seriusly i did use a hammer but i wouldnt recomend doing that i only did cause i had to. take it to a shop and have them do it right
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Originally Posted by excluesive
crapp...... sorry thats all i got...

i would go with D. - take it to a shop
I sure did!! went to My garage shop!

Originally Posted by jadu
use the fender roller on flattening it out.. or use a bat
Originally Posted by TopRamen
my old ride i did it with a bat... fixed it, plus didn't even cause the paint to crack.

but i recommend the fender roller. (or the bat, if no one else is reading this)
Originally Posted by fenderzig
fender roller...take your time and you should be fine...
yea i was planning on borrowing a fender roller to flatten it out but i think the roller wont correctly on to where it need to rolled. I also didn't want to pull my fender.

Originally Posted by caira911
Had the same problem with my LS ended up folding it back doing a good roll,pull and tack welding the seams back together, then repaint.
I thought about tack welding also but I didn't want to repaint it.

Originally Posted by Newchapter
Damn a few more MM and I'd be in the same boat. I say roll it back, then cut it off, then repaint.
thought about cutting it off but it will weaken the quarter panel which i didnt want

Originally Posted by GETU1
be cool like me and use a hammer seriusly i did use a hammer but i wouldnt recomend doing that i only did cause i had to. take it to a shop and have them do it right
lol that is exactly what i did! My friend told me to use a rubber mallet picked one up at lowes started unfolding it and making it as flat as possible. Now it is unfolded and no pull needed
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Bang it up higher and if you cut it make sure you seal it up !
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huh? how do you get flush with MRRs?
Old 04-23-10, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Platinum-VIP
huh? how do you get flush with MRRs?
lol, maybe he had spacers bro
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Originally Posted by LiLS
lol, maybe he had spacers bro
i sure do lol
Old 04-23-10, 07:18 AM
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how big where the spacer your use for the look?trying to decide how wide to go with out getting into rolling my fender too...well not now but later down the line


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