Re: Rolling fender lips.

["Dave Aukerman" <mhauk@ccsdana.net>]

Actually a wood bat works better, as it has the ability to conform to the
metal and does not have the tendency to crack and remove paint in the
process.  If you must use metal. . .wrap that rascal in plenty of masking
tape to cushion the metal to metal contact.

Dave

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> From: Otto M Bartsch <obartsch@juno.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Rolling fender lips.
> Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 3:52 PM
> 
> Alot of people in the VW crowd like to lower their cars and go with
> maximum wheels and tires. In order to accomodate the switch without
> cutting tires, they also roll the lips of their fenders. Believe it or
> not, the accepted way to do this was come to be an aluminum baseball bat.
> Simply put the car in neutral and release the emergency brake (on a level
> surface, of course, preferably with a helper or two). Put the bat between
> the tire and the fender, holding the bat so that it points up into the
> wheel well and contacts both the tire and the inside of the fender lip,
> and roll the car back and forth. Wallah, rolled lips with no paint damage
> and no fear of punching through the fender.
> 
> 		otto
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