Fenders rolled
03-21-2011 | 01:53 PM
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From: Kajaani, Finland
My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
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:
According to this pic it seems that the fender will take that extra 7mm nicely:
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 
):
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:
According to this pic it seems that the fender will take that extra 7mm nicely:
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 ):
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 -
03-21-2011 | 02:27 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
