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    Why not just roll/flare the fenders? There was a member on 3si from France that did it to his black 1g stealth, and it looked pretty sick. Found the pics and the thread!






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    Those where cut and rewelded with new/more metal to get that flare. That's not something your going to get with a little fender roller.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nationalmilkman View Post
    Those where cut and rewelded with new/more metal to get that flare. That's not something your going to get with a little fender roller.
    I didn't think you could get that from a fender roll. I like it a lot though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nationalmilkman View Post
    Those where cut and rewelded with new/more metal to get that flare. That's not something your going to get with a little fender roller.
    My bad its an old ass thread and I was going off memory. Thanks for the correction. And it does look pretty sweet.

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    Hell it does look like he rolled them out and bent them.



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    Better pic



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    those were rolled. the problem is...rolling them won't fix the gap; especially not on the sides.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IPD View Post
    those were rolled. the problem is...rolling them won't fix the gap; especially not on the sides.
    The wheel gap? I'm assuming the gap on the sides you're talking about is the with of the wheel wells? This would actually raise the top of the well and make it more symmetrical/round instead of the long/wide look we get when the car is lowered a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by green-lantern View Post
    The wheel gap? I'm assuming the gap on the sides you're talking about is the with of the wheel wells? This would actually raise the top of the well and make it more symmetrical/round instead of the long/wide look we get when the car is lowered a lot.
    yes, a fender flare can do that. simply rolling the fenders won't; and that's what i dislike about rolling them. it looks decent from certain angles, but i don't see any straight-on profile shots of those rolled fenders. at stock height, even though everyone hates the gap between tire and fender, you have to admit that the wheel wells are generally symmetrical. lowering it, as you noted, distorts this so you end up with an oval-shaped look.

    i would prefer to keep it stock height (for NUMEROUS reasons) and mask the gap by using flares to "bring in" the gap on all sides, and not just the top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IPD View Post
    yes, a fender flare can do that. simply rolling the fenders won't; and that's what i dislike about rolling them. it looks decent from certain angles, but i don't see any straight-on profile shots of those rolled fenders. at stock height, even though everyone hates the gap between tire and fender, you have to admit that the wheel wells are generally symmetrical. lowering it, as you noted, distorts this so you end up with an oval-shaped look.

    i would prefer to keep it stock height (for NUMEROUS reasons) and mask the gap by using flares to "bring in" the gap on all sides, and not just the top.
    If you roll them out like this then it will raise the top though. Not a lot but I'm guessing an inch.

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