Rolling Fenders On Your Own??

[Misterdvs]

Any suggestions?? Or is it worth ALL THE $$$$$$$ to get all 4 fenders rolled??

[EpDarks]

You can use a baseball bat or similar device and do it yourself.

Not worth the money to have someone professional do it IMO.

[M3318]

My buddy has a tool that I belives hooks to the hub of the car and then you roll. Not too sure gonna try it this weekend

[Misterdvs]

Some people say it is easy, some say don't even try!! LOL

M3318,

Let me know how it goes this weekend!!

EpDarks,

I was planning on using a baseball bat and some heat. But after searching the forums, I got scared from what people had posted!!

[SI///M3]

While trying to fit 255/40/17s under my fenders I tried the baseball bat method, and failed. Thankfully the car came out undamaged, but I swear the bat and tire gave waaaaaaay more than the fender. I honestly couldn't get the fender to budge. :dunno I'm thinking about just taking out the dremel and just cutting off the inner lip, that'd fix it....

[m3lieb]

Call Tire Rack and rent the tool. It is very easy and effective :cool:

[ZimDoc]

does any one have photos of a M3 having all 4 rolled?

[Black95///M3]

What was the cost of renting the tool? Has anyone gotten this done at a shop. Again what was the cost.

[ReVsHoT]

when i rolled the fenders in my trans am i used an aluminum bat and i had a friend hold the bat firm and i slowly creeped the car forward worked like a charm, use an aluminum bat though, my buddy used a wooden bat and it just chewed up that bat

[magnetic1]

does any one have photos of a M3 having all 4 rolled?

The front doesnt get rolled... only the rear.

Not sure of the cost to rent.. prolly 50-75? A typical place would charge $75-$150 PER fender...

[toddman35]

The front doesnt get rolled... only the rear.

Not sure of the cost to rent.. prolly 50-75? A typical place would charge $75-$150 PER fender...

Sorry for the dumb question, but why couldn't the front be rolled as well?

[ReVsHoT]

because you dont need the front to get rolled, only the back tires will be too big thus requiring the rolling of the quarter pannel

[EThirD]

I think tire rack rents them for free.

[Preppy]

Not sure if this was covered yet in the thread, but make sure you also have a heat gun as well, you definitely run the risk of cracking your paint and it helps also in bending the metal underside of the fender...

[Mad Dog 20/20]

Fender rolling is an easy DIY. I have no idea how it has been blown-up into the extravaganza that it has become. I rolled mine in 10 min using the spark plug tool in the trunk tool kit. Its just THAT easy.
All you are doing is bending a small piece of invisible (unless you stick your head into the wheel well) sheet metal a few mm's. Not difficult. Here's what you do:

Get a lay of the land.
Take your hand and feel around the interior of the fender lip where the fender meets the bumper. As you run your hand along the circumference of the inside of the wheel arch, you feel a "lip" that protrudes into the wheel well. It is this lip that contacts the tire and causes rubbing. You only need to bend the rear-most 1/3 of the lip, as this is the only portion that makes contact w/ the tire.

Mount-up the fat tire/wheel set-up.
Unless you are running some very radical tires/wheels (more than a 255 tire or more than a 9.5" wide wheel or less than 38mm offset), usually only a mild bending of the lip is required to creat adequate clearance. You do not need to completely flatten the lip all the way back against the inside of the fender wall - which would increase the chance of paint damage.

Get the "tool".
Take the spark plug tool (metal cylinder about 3/4" in diameter) from you trunk tool kit and stick one end of it into the wheel well. Using the tire's shoulder as a fulcrum, rock the plug tool up and down like a see-saw. You'll see that as you rock the tool down towards the ground, the other end of the tool will contact the inside of the fender. This should illustrate how the tool can be used as a lever to bend the lip back towards the fender.

Work it.
Basically, you work your way around the back 1/3 of the wheel well with the tool, carefully but firmly bending the lip in a few mm's ( or as much as you need) as you go. Err on the side of caution. If the tire still rubs, you can always go back and bend a few more mm's. You may want to wrap the tool with innertube rubber or a rag to cushion the tool's contact with the paint (which is invisible) and minimize the possibility of any nicks, etc. (which, again, would be invisible - and are easily cleaned-up w/ touch-up paint). You will have to push down on the tool pretty damn hard becasue it is fairly short and does not provide a lot of levarage.

And that's it. You are now rollin on some fat-azz rubberz :alright

I did mine this way about 2.5 years and 35k miles ago and have had zero problems with paint cracking or rust or rubbing or anything else.

[Bmw Rollin']

did mine with an aluminum baseball bat, no heatgun and no paint cracking, worked great.

[Misterdvs]

Thanx for all the info and thank you Mad Dog 20/20 for the write up!! :D