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Old 05-11-09 | 10:07 PM
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I did the baseball bat way on my front fenders.... I dont like it, it cracked and dimples and ughhhh all ****ed up. I want a little sideswipe so I can get my insurance claim on to get my whole car worked and repainted already

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Old 05-11-09 | 10:25 PM
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yeah basically the only way to avoid rubbing up front on the fender is to have heaps of stretch and not much sidewall. so you basically have your wheel edge flush, but then the tyre pulled right back under the arch by the stretch...
Old 05-11-09 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TomLee
Seriously, this is so frustrating. It could also be that I need to take the tires down a notch and get a smaller, more stretched tire. Because the 25mm makes my front wheels flush, and 20mm still leaves a bit to be desired. I just looked and it actually rubbed the whole fender liner, so i dont think shaving/cutting it wont really help...

you can roll it flat and kinda flare it out a little so it doesn't rub.
Old 05-11-09 | 10:46 PM
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^ then its not flush anymore though if you flare it lol
Old 05-11-09 | 10:49 PM
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my tires right now are 225-35-19 in front on 19x8.5.

I think I can still strech alot if I wanted to, but i dont want to go ridiculously thin, i still want to maintain at least a small level of safety haha. Any reccomendations you guys...? After all this help i promise to post my tucking pictures
Old 05-11-09 | 10:54 PM
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I had my fenders hammered flat, smoothed out, and repainted. My fender liners are still intact and I can still roll and turn slammed.
Old 05-11-09 | 11:52 PM
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^ then its not flush anymore though if you flare it lol
if its rubbing, flare it like.. 1mm
Old 05-12-09 | 12:57 AM
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hey chrispy..is there a special way to hammer the front fenders and smooth it out?
Old 05-12-09 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
hey chrispy..is there a special way to hammer the front fenders and smooth it out?
I wouldn't attempt it myself, my body guy did it.
Old 05-12-09 | 01:02 AM
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I think im gonna try cutting "slits" throughout the liner, creating tabs, then using a vice grip to clamp the liner closer to the fender.

I'm also heavily consider 215/35/19''s on my 8.5's. Ill try the vice grip method tomorow and let you guys know how it goes.
Old 05-12-09 | 01:03 AM
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vice grip will definately leave lil dimples..i did it on my old civic..worked great..but dimples all over the fender front clamping
Old 05-12-09 | 01:05 AM
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Just a hammer on 1side and pressure on the other. Then take it to the body shop to make it look stock again. That's what I did.

If your going to be pulling the fender a grip, dimples are inevitable.
Old 05-12-09 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
vice grip will definately leave lil dimples..i did it on my old civic..worked great..but dimples all over the fender front clamping
Even if you distributed the pressure on the outside evenly?
Old 05-12-09 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
heres an updated pic i just took today actually..had a nice wash yesterday..good thing it didnt rain

soon to have some lil goodies..hopefully if it doesnt rain this weekend..or if anything else doesnt pop up
damn lookin clean .. those 20s? wuts u do to ur front fenders? my passenger side is all messed up already .shave ,roll?
Old 05-12-09 | 07:42 AM
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Those are 19's with a slight roll on the front.



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