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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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Has anyone had their rear fenders pulled ? I have springs and I want to get the GS dropped before the spring shows start. I'm going to shave the fender lip to see if I can stop the rubbing.

• Who does work like this preferably the DC area ... but will travel to a shop that has experience pulling GS rear fenders.

• How much did it cost ?

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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If you have information that can benefit this member that's fine but do not come on here offering services and blatantly putting prices up for those services. This can be considered a formal warning in regards to it. Thank you. Dave , it all depends on what wheel offsets you have. You may want to give some more info inregards to it. You may not even need to do anything. what are the wheel size + offsets ?

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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Is this only for Lexus's?

Dave - when you thinking of doing this? I have a friend needing this done too.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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i need my rear fenders to be rolled, but i am too afraid to do it.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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ok, people pointed out what was wrong with my post.


i'll try again:

hey ive done some fender rolling and can help you out, plus ive got the roller, heat gun, and ir thermometer. PM me if you are interested.

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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I had an information that can be benefit the member. but wasn't expecting what came after.

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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was it in regards to a fender roller?
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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If you need fender rolling help, hit me with a PM.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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call 443-838-7962. name is chris. he has a shop in columbia. he rolled cherplex, vntperform, amd my fenders. just tell him any one of us referred you to him.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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I can tell you how we did it on the race cars. Jack up the car until the tire drops away from the body. Insert a spare jack handle or other sturdy metal tube between the tire and fender. Then lower the jack until it starts to put pressure on the tube. Roll it around the fender, pushing down on the end to bend the lip up. Go slow or you will mess up the paint. You don't want to cut the inner lip off the fender because that creates a razor sharp edge and it won't hold its form as well. I did this on the rear fenders of 2 GS cars and at least 5 IS cars without a problem.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Need it done, but to scared to get it done.<-----WUSSSAlicious
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JPfrtire
I can tell you how we did it on the race cars. Jack up the car until the tire drops away from the body. Insert a spare jack handle or other sturdy metal tube between the tire and fender. Then lower the jack until it starts to put pressure on the tube. Roll it around the fender, pushing down on the end to bend the lip up. Go slow or you will mess up the paint. You don't want to cut the inner lip off the fender because that creates a razor sharp edge and it won't hold its form as well. I did this on the rear fenders of 2 GS cars and at least 5 IS cars without a problem.
ive heard of this, but never seen it done
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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Ok so I'm confused. Dave asked for fender pulling not rolling. Arent they 2 different things or have they become synonymous?
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by RolxuSC400
Ok so I'm confused. Dave asked for fender pulling not rolling. Arent they 2 different things or have they become synonymous?
You can use a fender roller to pull your fenders also.
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by thaimonkee
call 443-838-7962. name is chris. he has a shop in columbia. he rolled cherplex, vntperform, amd my fenders. just tell him any one of us referred you to him.
Chris@Elite does good work. He's actually in Laurel off 198 on the way to Ft. Meade. Just for reference he's running 22's on his very own M45 with rolled/pulled fenders and it came out great.
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