What's involved in "rolling" guards?

pwblacklock · Postby **pwblacklock** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:06 pm

Dear Mixers,
Looking at fitting some wheels that will nececitate rolling the guards to get clearance.
What does that involve?
Typical expense to do ?
Should I avoid and choose a set of wheels that dont require doing this?
Thoughts?

Thanks,
Phillip

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:23 pm

Basically a special tool is used to bend the inner lip of the guards back ut of the way.

the tool has a roller on the end to make a nice smooth bend.

your guards will normally be like an L shape when viewed in cross section L
after rolling, the bottom of the L is bent up, so it's flat against the top edge.

it's not visible from the outside of the car, only when you look up inside the wheel well.

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:33 pm

Its costs around $25 - $30 per lip to do, but please make sure that they warm up the lip with a hot air gun before they roll it, otherwise the paint can crack around the edges.

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:40 pm

Phil,

Contact Les, he probably has a good contact in Perth or ring W.A. club members Wheels World and speak to John he would be able to recommend someone (if they don't do it themselves).

Postby **mx52nv** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:51 pm

Okibi wrote:Phil,

Contact Les, he probably has a good contact in Perth...

Hahaha I think Phillip is sick of hearing my name already... :twisted:

I'll email everything to you Phillip. :mrgreen:

Les

philz · Postby **philz** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:40 pm

pwblacklock · Postby **pwblacklock** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:10 pm

Thanks everyone,
Looks like a harmless process that I could live with on my car and would seem to give about 12mm extra clearance.
Good to know.

Regards,
Phillip

Adam_NAclubman · Postby **Adam_NAclubman** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:07 am

You can buy a guard roller for around the same price as it will cost you to get someone to do it. Alternatively a green tree branch wedged against the tyre with a bit of force on it while the car is rolled backwards and forwards works well too, and the green branch lubricates itself so the paint on the edge of the lip doesnt crack like it can if you use a bat or a pipe

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:05 pm

Jack up the car get a base ball bat and put ontop of the wheel then slowely lower the car ontop of the bat and roll away...

If you dont have a base ball bat you can use a screw driver and just try to bend the metal bit by bit untill its neatly tucked under the guards...