How to: Roll fenders

[rimtuck]

My rear tire sidewalls were rubbing against the rear quarter panel's lip:


Quarter panel's lip before rolling:
(the tire actually caught on the lip, and yanked it downwards slightly)


Have the car up on jack stands, and remove the wheel.

Mounting the fender roller tool:


Adding the lug nut washers:


Lug nuts on, and slightly tightened:


What the tool looks like fully mounted:


Since I'm working on the rear, the e-brakes will need to be released.
Tool is positioned with slight pressure on the panel lips.
Red knob tightened to lock the tool length in place.
Head roller angle is also tightened and locked into place:


With slight pressure already on the panel lip, rotate the tool left and right several times. Lip starts to slightly curl:


Use the lever to add more pressure on to the panel lip, and rotate the tool left and right several times again. Repeat this step until the panel lip is folded enough to clear the tire:


Some paint cracking depending how much the lip is folded:
(Paint cracking maybe reduced if a heat gun was used prior to rolling)


Fender rolling completed:
(The dimple shown is a factory spot weld, but is not visible on the outside)


Finished:




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[bmw4red]

[matt752]

Awesome

[BlackFlag]

Better than some videos on the net

[firelizard]

Good stuff; nice, simple instructions.

[Tonys18t]

good work dude.
great car too, gotta get me a Z

[conski]

good write up. thanks.

[supra90turbo]

Don't forget, to minimize or avoid paint cracking altogether, use a heat gun. Keep the steel evenly heated, it softens the paint and actually helps the steel roll easier

[Swedespeed13]

or just use a bat :P

[flemcadiddlehopper]

So, if not concerned about paint, can you just keep going and it will flare the fenders? Maybe it could have a roller on the outside edge too?
I am only hoping, cause that looked so easy.

Nicely done, we need more how to stuff with that quality.

Gordo.

[Oxer]

So, if not concerned about paint, can you just keep going and it will flare the fenders? Maybe it could have a roller on the outside edge too?
I am only hoping, cause that looked so easy.

Nicely done, we need more how to stuff with that quality.

Gordo.

It will only flare out as much as the material will allow. Eventually you will hit a wall and will have to panel beat to recive greater results.

A heat gun should always be used as it allows the panel to roll and manipulate with much more ease.

[twastheglow]

I used a little bit of a different approach.

Step 1: Convince Ollie to help with his roller.

Step 2: Stand there looking stupid wildly waving around a heat gun while Ollie does all said rolling.

Step 3: Pay Ollie in two new snow tires.

I wuv u Ollie!

[Ollie]

I used a little bit of a different approach.

Step 1: Convince Ollie to help with his roller.

Step 2: Stand there looking stupid wildly waving around a heat gun while Ollie does all said rolling.

Step 3: Pay Ollie in two new snow tires.

I wuv u Ollie!