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Postby JSE » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:55 pm

how much does it generally cost to get guards rolled?
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Postby marvis » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:33 pm

~$25 a corner i am led to believe.

or free - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDTK9IjKIYU

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Postby Sasso » Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:38 pm

Everyone talks about pulling the guard, I know rolling is just folding the lip up so you gain more width, and I assume pulling means actually bending the fender out to fit an even wider wheel/tyre after rolling. But how do you actually pull the fender? is it the same tool as the roller or is it just using a pole like on youtube?

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:47 am

I used the guard roller I bought, you just keep doing it and winding the arm out

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Postby Sasso » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:08 am

Adam_NAclubman wrote:I used the guard roller I bought, you just keep doing it and winding the arm out


So the force to push the fender out is easily achieved with just the roller and you pushing it back and forward?

How much was that roller and where did you get it?

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:47 pm

Theres usually a few on ebay.

The front guards are realllllllly easy to reshape. Rears are a bit of a pain, the metal is much thicker

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Postby 284GCZ » Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:49 pm

+0 ....flares?? dunno how they'll look on an nb..anyway, i've got +15s on the na6 with 195/50/15's and lipping and 20 mm of pull needs to be done.. will be sweet if you get +0's to fit- the track at the front will look pretty psyco.. mine looks friggin nuts as it is. the car looks like its gassed up on roids. lol- good luck bro- let me know how it goes- L

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Postby FMS01 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:46 pm

284GCZ wrote:+0 ....flares?? dunno how they'll look on an nb..anyway, i've got +15s on the na6 with 195/50/15's and lipping and 20 mm of pull needs to be done.. will be sweet if you get +0's to fit- the track at the front will look pretty psyco.. mine looks friggin nuts as it is. the car looks like its gassed up on roids. lol- good luck bro- let me know how it goes- L


Got any photo's?

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Postby marvis » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:51 pm

^ example of 15x8 +0 195 50. Best fitment, this is what i would get on a NA.
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Postby 284GCZ » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:55 pm

bet you that red na's rims are only 7inch wide- +0's 8inchers hang out like dogs balls. have some pics coming of my na shortly..

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Postby marvis » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:20 pm

They are 8's. And they do hang out.

Another 15x8 0 offset.

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Postby FMS01 » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:29 pm

that guys carcomain page is http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2574658

these though are 15x7's 0 offset, guards rolled, not pulled.
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Postby 16bit » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:10 pm

wheels have just arrived - will post pics over the weekend.
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Postby FMS01 » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:34 pm

You're running out of time 16bit. PICS OR BAN! :lol:

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Postby 16bit » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:19 am

all will be told early this week - I am booking in this morning.
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