Fenders rolled
03-21-2011, 06:35 PM
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I got my fenders rolled today! 
It will take some time before I'm getting my new wheels, but I think they definitely demand rolled fenders.
I took my car to the same shop that installed my coilovers two years ago as I saw back then that they know what they're doing with cars. They showed me really carefully what can be done with the fenders in rear and especially in front. The fronts are harder to roll as the fender "lip" has been already "rolled" pretty good by the BMW, and if you're going to roll them heavily, the fender panel corners start to grin quite easily. It took about 2.5 hours to roll all the four of them. I took measures before and after and the following results were achieved:
- 7-8mm more space in front
- 10mm more space in rear
According to offset calculators the new wheels will be extended 7mm compared to my winter setup (with spacers). So I think the starting point is pretty good now for them.
The difference on a rolled/pulled fender is hard to see (that's how it should be anyway lol!), but maybe you can see the slight difference on the right rear fender in this pic:
Attachment 118855
According to this pic it seems that the fender will take that extra 7mm nicely:
Attachment 118857
The owner of the shop had bought himself this M-B E63 AMG Estate
. It was repainted white and it sure looked great (Sorry no better pic 
):
Attachment 118856
Then, another question...
I think I'm going to paint my calipers at last this spring. I've been thinking few color choices. What do you think?
The car is sapphire black, the wheels are going to be matte black with a chrome lip. There's a CF rear diffuser and a CF splitter in front.
Black:
Carbon:
Red:
Glossy red:
Silver:
Silver metal:
Thanks!
- Antti -
It will take some time before I'm getting my new wheels, but I think they definitely demand rolled fenders.
I took my car to the same shop that installed my coilovers two years ago as I saw back then that they know what they're doing with cars. They showed me really carefully what can be done with the fenders in rear and especially in front. The fronts are harder to roll as the fender "lip" has been already "rolled" pretty good by the BMW, and if you're going to roll them heavily, the fender panel corners start to grin quite easily. It took about 2.5 hours to roll all the four of them. I took measures before and after and the following results were achieved:
- 7-8mm more space in front
- 10mm more space in rear
According to offset calculators the new wheels will be extended 7mm compared to my winter setup (with spacers). So I think the starting point is pretty good now for them.
The difference on a rolled/pulled fender is hard to see (that's how it should be anyway lol!), but maybe you can see the slight difference on the right rear fender in this pic:
Attachment 118855
According to this pic it seems that the fender will take that extra 7mm nicely:
Attachment 118857
The owner of the shop had bought himself this M-B E63 AMG Estate
. It was repainted white and it sure looked great (Sorry no better pic ):Attachment 118856
Then, another question...
I think I'm going to paint my calipers at last this spring. I've been thinking few color choices. What do you think?
The car is sapphire black, the wheels are going to be matte black with a chrome lip. There's a CF rear diffuser and a CF splitter in front.
Black:
Carbon:
Red:
Glossy red:
Silver:
Silver metal:
Thanks!
- Antti -
where did you buy your rear mtech dual diffuser???
03-21-2011, 07:20 PM
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I think red (2160) will look great. I would only paint my calipers if I wanted them to stand out. I would probably go with silver if I wanted to just keep them "clean" looking. I'm thinking but don't know for sure that the black might get "lost" when looking at the wheels.
03-22-2011, 09:13 AM
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Thanks for the opinions! Good argumenting too.
For now it seems that the red and carbon have got most support.
I ordered it from Schmiedmann, Germany. It is actually made of fiberglass and wrapped with cf (like most of them). The quality was so and so, I had to modify it pretty much to get it sit right.
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For now it seems that the red and carbon have got most support.
I ordered it from Schmiedmann, Germany. It is actually made of fiberglass and wrapped with cf (like most of them). The quality was so and so, I had to modify it pretty much to get it sit right.
- Antti -
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03-22-2011, 10:50 AM
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Wow...never heard of the front fenders being rolled. Im in need of that...my front fenders are grinding on the tires when going over driveways (rightside only). Would it be possible if you can take close pics of the front rolled. Thanks.
03-22-2011, 10:51 AM
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03-22-2011, 10:54 AM
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I try to take better pics tomorrow on a daylight.
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