Pulling/flaring fender

[00bmw323]

anyone care to explain? I know what rolling and cutting fenders is but how would you pull/flare a fender?

[balleur]

how would you pull/flare a fender?

very carefully ;) lulz

I did I slight pull on my fronts with a regular fender roller, just slowly added more and more pressure to it..

[Dubmd]

baseball bat!
lol:devillook

[00bmw323]

is that what u used?? lol did you see that thread i bumped on e46f? lol

[Dubmd]

lol yea i did use a bat actually.
u have to be very careful tho.
i havent cracked the paint yet. and they are pretty flared out now. you just have to take it slow and make sure its not wavvy lookin

[phillygs3]

You can pull with a roller

[00bmw323]

how big a baseball bat?? i cant even fit my finger in there..

and can someone explain the difference of Rolling...Flaring and Pulling

[00bmw323]

got an answer
Rolling is just flattening the (usually) small lip found where the fender curves into the wheel well, while flaring/pulling involves pushing the fender outwards, which will cause the fenders to "jut out" more. Basically, a roll is needed to gain minimal clearance, while a pull/flare is needed to fit very aggressive offsets, or unusually wide wheel/tire setups.

[Dubmd]

heres my pulled fenders for referance.
idk if 4dr looks like this tho.
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dumptbimmer/_DSC4931.jpg

[00bmw323]

looks like you need to get the corner..and how did you pull them?
do you have a before pic?

[Dubmd]

ehh i just rolled the part that was rubbing which was the center. and it still rubs like crazy :(

at first i grinded out most of that putty stuff thats inside the fender. then got a bat, lifted the car, stuck the bat in there at an angle, lowered the car. it rolled and flared them a little bit. but not enough for my new setup.
so me and my buddy took a hammer to the inside to flaten them out more.
it helped but i still rubbed.
sooooo.. i got the bat out again. lowered the car on it. until i saw the fender pull out. i did it spot by spot. raising it and moving the bat an inch over every time to keep it even and not wavvy. its super sketchy and dangerous tho. luckily i didnt chip my paint

oh and on my car theres this little bolt that holds the bracket to ur bumper inside the rear fender. that was my first rubbing issue. u might want to grind that down a bit.

[00bmw323]

thanks! got anymore pics?
im going to try rolling them this weekend..then spacers:)

[Dubmd]

naa
i know theres a youtube video on how to roll and pull them. check it out.
good luck bro. try and use a hairdryer too

[tivs31]

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

Japanese style rolling :)

But go to a sports store, grab the cheapest wooden bat you can find, and then raise your car up so the bat will fit in, lower the car a tiny bit so there is pressure on the bat, and use leverage to pull the fender out. Then roll the bat around the fender using the tire as a guide, it shows it in the video, but does it in a crazy as well. I've done it on my audi without issues. The wood is soft enough to let the metal bend without going too far....

[00bmw323]

lol i just watched that like 2 minutes ago!

[Spiff]

good thing i have my own fender roller :P

[Low an Slow]

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

Japanese style rolling :)

But go to a sports store, grab the cheapest wooden bat you can find, and then raise your car up so the bat will fit in, lower the car a tiny bit so there is pressure on the bat, and use leverage to pull the fender out. Then roll the bat around the fender using the tire as a guide, it shows it in the video, but does it in a crazy as well. I've done it on my audi without issues. The wood is soft enough to let the metal bend without going too far....

+1 great vid.