Fenders: Rolling, Flaring, Pulling.

Post by **jltibbs** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:24 pm

I have done a little research and still have not found what I am looking for. I want to see detailed pics of the process of each. I know you can roll the fenders without other mods. What about flaring? Can you safely flare the fenders without the paint cracking? Also, from what I read, some people cut the fenders out and put in new pieces to make the flare. In other cases they just cut the stock fender and masked it with plastic fender flares.

Our Tech Page for this no longer has the pics. If someone has plenty of pics with information, we can get it turned into a new article. I would like to see three separate articles; one for each trade.

The underlying issue here is that I want to get this done. I do not want to start blind. Let's see what can be dug up and get it in here. Thanks in advance for any information gathered.

Post by **TBrack** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:25 pm

use a heat gun to prevent the paint from chipping.

there is also a website where you can rent everything you need to roll your fenders and its pretty economical. ill try to find it for ya

Post by **jltibbs** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:40 pm

Have you done either of these to yours? If so, could you post some before and after picks.?

Post by **rbsileighty** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:02 pm

Your best bet is to ask One Ton Garage to post up their recommendations (hopefully he reads through here). I wrote back and forth with him to help refine my skills... I did ok on my own with my 240, but the 323iT wagon I rolled a few months ago was MUCH cleaner after speaking with One Ton (it didn't turn out to have bondo under the paint either... so that helped)... hopefully he reads through here and posts up!

Until then... an eastwood roller and basically take your time and... take your time

You don't happen to work in Smyrna do you?

Post by **jltibbs** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:40 pm

Yes sir I do. At the Advance Auto Parts on South Lowry.

Post by **rbsileighty** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:47 pm

Cool... have to keep an eye out for your car. Down in Smyrna a bit for work a few times a year

Post by **jltibbs** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:48 pm

I only drive the Q on Saturdays. I drive my white B13 Tuesday through Friday.

Post by **rbsileighty** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:58 pm

Cool cool... keep an eye out for that then

...and don't worry to much about rolling/pulling... it's pretty easy, but if you're worried about it and only want to do it once (vs. owning and rolling several cars) you could always get a shop to do it for you

Post by **Jonny G.** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:56 pm

here's a link. i haven't actually done this to my car but it looks like a good step by step with pics, hope this helps

http://www.rollyourfender.com/instruction.html

Post by **TBrack** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:30 am

hey jltibbs I would be up for it if you wanna split the cost and do both our cars at your place.

Post by **mista808** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:32 pm

i dont have any detailed pictures, but i have rolled, pulled, and flared to clear some seriously offseted rims... on my 94 ls400...started out bone stock, lowered it on some tanabe springs, and first started out with some conservative offset rims... 19x10 +25 rear, super low disk w/ 245/35/19 dunlops. rolled the lip of the quarter panel flat. but as you roll, you slightly pull at the sae time... so it was a roll and slight pull.... at first...my car to the left...

then it wanst enough for me, and my other friends were getting lower offset rims than mines so i got jealous... and bought some rims...

some single digit 19x10's, maxed the camber and started to roll and pull...the quarter panel could only pull so much, then it startedt o flare out... these are 19x10 -2 by the way....

Post by **mista808** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:40 pm

oh yeah, i did use a heat gun... paint didnt crack , at first for the roll and pull portion. when i started to flare it out, the paint along the edge started to crack but i didnt care cuz in also an autobody tech...

so here was the end product of max camber, roll/pull/flare with 19x9 +10 front and 19x10 -2 rear...top viewwith my body kit

so i got tired of the chrome fabulous rims and bought a new set of rims, double digit negatives in the rear to make it flush, also flare it out just a tad bit more...

Post by **mista808** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:46 pm

then i got tired of the flared look so i body worked it to make it look stock...

Post by **mista808** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:03 pm

heres my 95 q45, lowered on my old, first set of rims i had on my ls400. i had to roll the lip flat otherwise the tire wouldve gotten shreaded up. 19x10 +25 245/35/19...

i had to roll/pull it ever so slightly cuz i could hear the tire rubbing from inside the car...

after i did an alignment on it at work to make sure i dont run through tires like nothing..

this is a member from another forum... 18x11 +10, looks like he rolled the lip flat, pulled it, and slightly flared it too...

Post by **jltibbs** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:06 am

Man, thanks. That's some awesome info. That last car has the same body damage as me. And of course he's got the pres conversion going on. Sweet posts bro!

Post by **BLACKonBLACK98** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:22 am

nice bodywork on the lex.

theres some helpful vids on youtube as well.

Post by **TBrack** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:43 am

jltibbs look up at my last post

Post by **Damicci** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:56 am

we haven't heard anything on that conversion in almost 6 months so no clue how it is going.

But yeah definitely good info here for pulling and rolling.

Post by **Haitian_King** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:06 am

OMG. It looks SO CLEAN! The black Lex with the Q, is that the finished product? Very nice!

Post by **jltibbs** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:58 pm

I am usually off on Sundays and Mondays. My guess is that you are off on Saturdays and Sundays. You think we could get both cars done in one day, or maybe you could get a Monday off? I'll split cost, just let me know when bro.

Post by **mista808** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:34 pm

heres the finish product of my friends LS400, we/he actually finished painting the kit and pars of the car yesterday and today in fact... here it is...but if you were talking about my Q, then no, in nowhere near finish... low offset rims, body kit, maybe a president conversion.... i dont know.... but toyota super white with escalade white pearl is what i have in mind... thanks

Post by **TBrack** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:04 am

jltibbs wrote: I am usually off on Sundays and Mondays. My guess is that you are off on Saturdays and Sundays. You think we could get both cars done in one day, or maybe you could get a Monday off? I'll split cost, just let me know when bro.

I'm not working right now since college is starting soon. I am free whenever, email me at [email protected] and we can work something out maybe

Post by **Haitian_King** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:02 am

Oh. My. God.

All around here people drive LS400's. Bone stock and abused. If only they knew what they were missing out on!

I'm in love. Ordinarily, I have a deep seated hatred for Toyota/Lexus, but I think I may be getting over it quickly.

Post by **BLACKonBLACK98** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:51 am

mista808 wrote:heres the finish product of my friends LS400,

i thought that was yours. did you sell it?

mista808 wrote:escalade white pearl

ftmfw!

Post by **mista808** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:00 pm

BLACKonBLACK98 wrote:i thought that was yours. did you sell it?

ftmfw!

No this black ls is a friend of mines, he lives down the road from me... he's rocking a junction produce kit and work wheels... my is has a devils body kit and rolling on some negative offset AME's...

Thanks everyone... I have a friend that's got a 94 q45, when he gets his rims in ill be sure to take way more pics during the rolling and pulling process...

Post by **jltibbs** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:39 pm

mista808 wrote:Thanks everyone... I have a friend that's got a 94 q45, when he gets his rims in ill be sure to take way more pics during the rolling and pulling process...

That will be great man. This is awesome.

Lasoyafan,

What cost will we have to split? I will more than likely get access to the roller. So besides your gas, what else is there?

Post by **TBrack** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:12 pm

Got my fenders rolled and pulled today. Ended up pulling a lot cause that rolling tool is addictive lol. Lowered it another 1'' but I can go down another 1 or 1.5'' which I hope to do tomorrow.
Modified by lasoyafan at 10:27 AM 9/15/2008

Post by **jltibbs** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:11 am

That's sweet bro. Sorry I could not get around to it faster. I hope to get mine done soon. I just got my Q45t spoiler in yesterday, so hopefully I can get it on soon.

Post by **owinbush** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:25 pm

not to thread jack but I may have some 19s you might like tibbs. are you still looking for wheels.

Post by **jltibbs** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:44 pm

Always bro. I want to (obviously) roll, pull, flare and dump. Then have some nice wheels. Let me know what's up. Also, you guy's need any help with IA 09 yet?

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