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Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Sat, 04 May 2013 1:47 +0000by 93 Mk1
Lads,
As the title says, who has modified their wheel arches by rolling and/or pulling them (not referring to flares) ?
How hard is it ? Is it worth it ? I've seen some dodgy examples on the other '5 forums where the arches are
uneven etc.
I have a set of 0 offset XXR 002's, yeah I known they are common (!), but I got them for free so shame not to
use them ! The front of the car is pretty low so it will definitely need arch mods if I want to fit these wheels.
Any thoughts/opinions ?
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Sat, 04 May 2013 3:44 +0000by rhysmate
It's easy I have access to a roller if you're in cork
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Sat, 04 May 2013 5:20 +0000by hoopsbhoy
It's hard to make them uneven in my opinion. It's fairly straight forward with a roller once you take your time and a roller would be fine for getting those wheel on assuming they are 8j et 0
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Sun, 05 May 2013 9:05 +0000by 93 Mk1
Yeah, the wheels are 8j and ET0. Is rolling back the lip sufficient or does the arch need to be pulled too ?
And yes Rhys, I'm in Cork !
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Sun, 05 May 2013 9:34 +0000by hoopsbhoy
Not much flare needed really. A roller will be enough for those wheels. Rhys has same sizes on his car, doe with a roller I think. I done mine with a hammer, could probably get 9j et 0 on the back if I wanted
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Mon, 06 May 2013 12:45 +0000by rhysmate
93 Mk1 wrote:Yeah, the wheels are 8j and ET0. Is rolling back the lip sufficient or does the arch need to be pulled too ?
And yes Rhys, I'm in Cork !
One thing that can happen is the paint crack or any hidden filler pop out. Give me a text and we can orgamise it for ya
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Mon, 06 May 2013 10:17 +0000by 93 Mk1
rhysmate wrote:93 Mk1 wrote:Yeah, the wheels are 8j and ET0. Is rolling back the lip sufficient or does the arch need to be pulled too ?
And yes Rhys, I'm in Cork !
One thing that can happen is the paint crack or any hidden filler pop out. Give me a text and we can orgamise it for ya
I believe a heat gun resolves that problem......worth a shot anyway.
I'm up for that ! PM me your number and I'll be onto you.
Re: Arch rolling/pulling - who's done it ?
Posted:
Tue, 07 May 2013 12:18 +0000by rhysmate
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