Does anyone have a fender roller that they can bring to the challenge? I think the XJR is going to need a little help.
Does anyone have a fender roller that they can bring to the challenge? I think the XJR is going to need a little help.
I can bring mine... I don't know why I have one. I just cut fenders and add flares these days.
That would be great!
Edit: if you want to get rid of it, I might buy it.
$44 on amazon with free delivery. Cheap, but they get the job done.
Wow, that looks identical to the one we paid $300 for a while back. Great tool.
There was a good pic I believe Tom took at the $2012 Challenge of Ben & I using a Ball Bat to roll the fenders on Swank Force One
What about the old school method, using a baseball bat between fender and tire? As a backup of course.
I have one of the Amazon ones, works well, got about another 1/4" out of the fenders on the Mercedes, enough to get those 20x11s to stop rubbing.
Keith Tanner said:Wow, that looks identical to the one we paid $300 for a while back. Great tool.
Yeah, same here.
David S. Wallens said:Keith Tanner said:Wow, that looks identical to the one we paid $300 for a while back. Great tool.
Yeah, same here.
I'm pretty sure it was $210 in 2012 when I purchased mine. Same exact model on Amazon.
Andy Neuman said:David S. Wallens said:Keith Tanner said:Wow, that looks identical to the one we paid $300 for a while back. Great tool.
Yeah, same here.
I'm pretty sure it was $210 in 2012 when I purchased mine. Same exact model on Amazon.
Ouch, that hurts
In reply to Keith Tanner :
It's exactly the same as the Eastwood one, except way more Chinese.
We got ours from Tire Rack just before Eastwood joined the party. I'm pretty sure it's just as Chinese as the Amazon ones.
I can bring ours. If we get a few there we can have a race.
Keith Tanner said:We got ours from Tire Rack just before Eastwood joined the party. I'm pretty sure it's just as Chinese as the Amazon ones.
That hurts. At least mine was eastwood Chinese. Which is probably the same Chinese. Before it was ran over, and later stolen.
JG Pasterjak said:I can bring ours. If we get a few there we can have a race.
Yeah, totally. We using St. Augustine rules?
In reply to 81cpcamaro :Old school baseball bat and patience. Depending on the shape of the fender I usually go underneath with a body hammer to start the curl. Couple of gentle taps and then slide the Baseball Bat between the tire and the fender. I've never done it with the aluminum bat so I don't know what that feels like or even if it can be done
In reply to frenchyd :
It can be, but it's a lot less forgiving on paint than wood.
I think I paid $66 for the same tool about a year ago. Cheap Chinese part but it worked. The bottom nut kept falling off (super cheap locking nut) so I learned out to watch for it. I wanted to double nut it, but there wasn't much room.
It does take a little time and patience to roll the fenders nicely (versus looking like a gorilla did it with a baseball bat). We put our Miata on jack stands and removed the wheels. I think it look me about 90 minutes before the car was back on the ground. Of course it was my first time doing it, and I move slowly.
I'm sure someone will bring a Louisville Slugger.
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