Arch Rolling?

[ladycruiser]

Hello everyone...

Could anyone tell me where i can get my Front Arches Rolled (already had the back ones done)?

Thanks

Ladycruiser

[Freak]

I presume to get bigger wheels on....

You could try it yourself with a dolly and a hammer- or i know a few people that have just pulled the arch out (by hand) takes a while but it gradually flares it.

Sounds wack, but it works.

Failing that see a bodyshop.

[ladycruiser]

Yeah getting 17" Wheels

I want the actual Lip to go flat against the Arch (like on my Rear ones)

[JayGemson]

hey!

Bodyshop would be my best guess, but even then be very careful. A mate of mine asked for his arches rolled and they cracked the paint on every arch - meaning he had to get them all resprayed! (At a different place tho!)

If you crack the paint then its game over, respray time, so just bite the bullet and go to the bodyshop straight away, thats my advice.

Just out of interest, how big are the wheels you're trying to fit, and what is their offset (e.g. ET49 = 49mm)? You should only have to worry about the front arch with 19" rims or you've got the wrong offset and the wheels are sticking out too far. This is important, as it effects the handling of the car!

[Freak]

Depends how low it is, etc....

[ladycruiser]

Right ok...well i do want to avoid it if i can as both my front Arches have VERY recentely been resparyed and the job is pucker...


My car is lowered 60mm all round...

[JayGemson]

60mm is okay, but with 17s that could prove to be difficult, which may be causing your trouble!

Have you got any pics of the wheels inside the front arches? That way we can tell roughly whether you have the right offset...

[GSi-R]

Originally posted by ladycruiser
Hello everyone...

Could anyone tell me where i can get my Front Arches Rolled (already had the back ones done)?

Thanks

Ladycruiser

"ColorWorx" do Arch Rolling. They are situated in Leistershire.

Call them on 07944 919 442

Colorworx, Unit M, Little Moor Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1SF.

HTH,

Micky

[Richard Bell]

Hi there,

I have access to a arch roller (the type that you bolt onto the hub and you turn it from side to side) but it does crack the paint quite often even if you heat the paint up !!!

What I would if you do not want to have to paint the front wings would be to grind the inner lip down and then take the correct messures to stop the bare metal rusting.

Richard

p.s if you do not want to do it yourself then I`m more than happy to do it for you as I work in a bodyshop in Guildford.

[ladycruiser]

Really?

Where abouts in Guildford?