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ZX88 · 03-07-2006, 02:51 PM

i just have a question i was reading a magazine(super street) and they had this artical on ways to pull a fender so that your tire dont rub. One of the ways was to take a baseball bat and stick it under the wheel well and use the tire as leverage to bend the fender i know it is the ghetto version to pull a fender but i was just wondering if anyone has seen this or has done it them selves and if so did u heat ur paint so that it wouldn't crack when u were pulling the fender?

i know that this question might seem stupid to some people but i was just curious if what they were saying in the magazine was liget or not.

EchoOfSilence · 03-07-2006, 02:54 PM

Old news. Most people on here with pulled fenders have used the basball bat + heat gun trick.

Dousan_PG · 03-07-2006, 04:00 PM

i use a mallet and muscle

SpeedMonkeyInc · 03-07-2006, 04:05 PM

Heat gun really helps. You don't have to pull as hard, and the paint doesn't crack as easy. I used a pipe.

Team Rootbeer · 03-07-2006, 04:05 PM

^ i second that

Irukandji · 03-07-2006, 04:15 PM

i used a propane torch with a mallet. heat up the metal so it bends easier.. then just hit it flat. don't use the torch if you have a nice paint job..

Yoshi · 03-07-2006, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EchoOfSilence

Old news. Most people on here with pulled fenders have used the basball bat + heat gun trick.

"Pulled fenders"?
Not just rolled? Seems like that's a whole new ballpark of skill.

Ritz S14 · 03-07-2006, 04:36 PM

Bat wont do you any good, if you can't fit it inbetween the tire and fender.

McRussellPants · 03-07-2006, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ritz S14

Bat wont do you any good, if you can't fit it inbetween the tire and fender.

A) If your tires stick that far out you need a pull.

B) You can jack your car up a little to make more space so you can use whatever to roll it.

I used a Pickle Fork, Jack Handle and MAP Gas torch to roll mine. I'll be getting a fender roller and doing them legit tommorow do I can pull some camber.

Ritz S14 · 03-07-2006, 09:19 PM

Best way to do it is to use a rubber mallet and a heat gun. That's how I started out.. But then I got a roller. Rubber mallet is still a lot easier. But not too many people like you beatin down their fender with a hammer. Just looks too easy.. haha

ZX88 · 03-08-2006, 05:48 PM

cool thanks i wasnt aware that this topic was covered before and i searched so sorry about that.looks like ill be useing the heatgun rubber mallet method now just to get my rims and tires.

**ThatGuy** · 03-08-2006, 05:55 PM

These were pulled using a combination of pipe, rubber mallet, vise grips, and a hammer and dolly set for metal working. Still kinda rough in some spots but it got the job done.

I'm replacing the front fenders soon and I need to make some more clearance for the 18x10's going in the rear, so I'll try to be a little neater the next time.

sj250 · 03-08-2006, 09:18 PM

I used a heat gun and a rubber mallet on my s14. It was black so it shows everything but there was no wrinkling or cracking at all and I had to pull it enough to fit 255's on 18x10 +20.

03-07-2006, 02:51 PM	#1
ZX88 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATX Age: 36 Posts: 2,946 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	fender pulling i just have a question i was reading a magazine(super street) and they had this artical on ways to pull a fender so that your tire dont rub. One of the ways was to take a baseball bat and stick it under the wheel well and use the tire as leverage to bend the fender i know it is the ghetto version to pull a fender but i was just wondering if anyone has seen this or has done it them selves and if so did u heat ur paint so that it wouldn't crack when u were pulling the fender? i know that this question might seem stupid to some people but i was just curious if what they were saying in the magazine was liget or not.

03-07-2006, 02:54 PM	#2
EchoOfSilence Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles/Berkeley, CA Posts: 2,238 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Old news. Most people on here with pulled fenders have used the basball bat + heat gun trick. __________________ Petition Nissan to Make the IDx on http://IDxClub.co !

03-07-2006, 04:00 PM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	i use a mallet and muscle __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

03-08-2006, 05:55 PM	#12
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	These were pulled using a combination of pipe, rubber mallet, vise grips, and a hammer and dolly set for metal working. Still kinda rough in some spots but it got the job done. I'm replacing the front fenders soon and I need to make some more clearance for the 18x10's going in the rear, so I'll try to be a little neater the next time. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

03-07-2006, 04:05 PM	#4
SpeedMonkeyInc Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland Age: 45 Posts: 1,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Heat gun really helps. You don't have to pull as hard, and the paint doesn't crack as easy. I used a pipe.

03-07-2006, 04:15 PM	#6
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i used a propane torch with a mallet. heat up the metal so it bends easier.. then just hit it flat. don't use the torch if you have a nice paint job..

03-07-2006, 04:36 PM	#8
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 43 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Bat wont do you any good, if you can't fit it inbetween the tire and fender.

03-07-2006, 09:19 PM	#10
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 43 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Best way to do it is to use a rubber mallet and a heat gun. That's how I started out.. But then I got a roller. Rubber mallet is still a lot easier. But not too many people like you beatin down their fender with a hammer. Just looks too easy.. haha

03-08-2006, 05:48 PM	#11
ZX88 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATX Age: 36 Posts: 2,946 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	cool thanks i wasnt aware that this topic was covered before and i searched so sorry about that.looks like ill be useing the heatgun rubber mallet method now just to get my rims and tires.

03-08-2006, 09:18 PM	#13
sj250 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Alberta Age: 42 Posts: 94 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used a heat gun and a rubber mallet on my s14. It was black so it shows everything but there was no wrinkling or cracking at all and I had to pull it enough to fit 255's on 18x10 +20.