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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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ok so i rolled my front fenders cause it rubs when going up driveways... i rolled em pretty well w/ a baseball bat. no paint cracks or nada. problem is the plastic around the inside of the fender (top & side) is now just hanging there and its ugly. what do i do?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 06:27 AM
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what did you do?

with a basball-batter?

crazy americans:-D

just kidding... Try to ease the plastic with hot air and form it the way you want it.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 07:14 AM
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baseball bat? for real? you can do that?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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i heard thats how they first rolled the fenders back in the days. Congrats it work for you!
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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yup baseball bat works! I never wheel they developed a machine until recently! I'm still back in the old days.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by buckwildx22' post='1033000' date='Oct 15 2009, 06:09 AM
w/ a baseball bat.
It's peanut butter jelly time!
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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had my rears rolled with a bat....took all of 10 mins....no cracks.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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Pix?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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Baseball bats are very useful for a variety of automotive applications. Why, I remember everyone making such a big deal about getting BEHIND the headlight to install the LEDs. Much easier through the front.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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I guess you have never watched this extremely informative DIY video from our brothers from the land of the rising sun.


Don't forget your rubber mallets and "touch up" paint.
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