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Old 04-02-13, 09:19 AM
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Default Banged rear fender well

Has anyone banged in their rear fender well to clear wider wheels. Anyone have any pictures how they had it done?
Old 04-02-13, 12:51 PM
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yea this is another thing that everyone does yet no one takes the time to show others how to do it


im starting mine soon ill try my best to document it
Old 04-02-13, 04:05 PM
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I don't think its gonna work, when I recently tried to get my fenders pulled with a roller the corner panel just flexed around and didn't stay pulled. If you ask me the only way is to do some fitment tweaks like shaving the backpad of the wheel, more camber, or more stretch on the tires. Or you could go all the way with wide body/over fenders :|
Old 04-02-13, 06:09 PM
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I'm about to roll fender also and notice that there a plastic peice with screw to the rear fender as well. I ll let u know tomorrow when the guy rolling fender for me.
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Originally Posted by golf007
I'm about to roll fender also and notice that there a plastic peice with screw to the rear fender as well. I ll let u know tomorrow when the guy rolling fender for me.
You have to pull out all the screws and plastic pieces before you roll the fenders.
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I'm actually talking about the crease above the fender tab. It's rubbing my tires and i already have it rolled
Old 04-02-13, 09:14 PM
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What I understand is that you talk about the inner fender and not the exterior fender, so I'll just say.. hammer it!

but don't start from the middle, go from and end to another, it's very veryyyy simpler. Gotta have a big hammer lol. That's what I've done with mines!
Old 04-03-13, 12:39 AM
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Ive done it. I just stuck a nice pole and started to pull. In the process of that I also flared my fender. Fully tuck 19x10 -1 with 255/35/19 continentals.
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Originally Posted by thm8d
I'm actually talking about the crease above the fender tab. It's rubbing my tires and i already have it rolled
I used to rub there also, if your rear fenders are rolled. There is a crease or whatever you want to cal it that sits above it, I took a 3lb mini sledge and went to town on it. One thing i did is when i would hit it I would have my other hand on the outside of the fender to absorb some of the shock.
Old 04-03-13, 09:19 AM
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I rolled mine last week with a b bat and a heat gun I didnt do a horrible job, but it's not perfect either. As you rolling your front fenders, you will end up pulling them as well. The sheet metal is so thin that you can *** up easily. So pay close attention and take your time.
Oh btw, I cut the fenders first before I rolled mine
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Definitely use a heat gun or your paint will most likely chip and look like ***.
Old 04-03-13, 05:37 PM
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i used a heavy *** metal mallet. prmarily the edge of the metal mallet. fun stuff, so much clearance after that was done though.
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I've banged a lot, but never the rear fender well.......
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I saw the guy used hammer to bang it up a little bit. I'm try to take a pix but they not around me by their working area.
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Originally Posted by AnonymousG
I used to rub there also, if your rear fenders are rolled. There is a crease or whatever you want to cal it that sits above it, I took a 3lb mini sledge and went to town on it. One thing i did is when i would hit it I would have my other hand on the outside of the fender to absorb some of the shock.
Yup, exactly how I did it. But I got impatient so I just used a giant *** sledgehammer. Another clearance issue I had was to bang the fender well itself up(The whole tire itself was rubbing the top), I just kept hitting it as it bent up everywhere, starting from 1 side continuing to the other.


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