Iv got the rear guards rolled out a fair bit on my DD subaru to fit 18s under her.. This was done with a piece of tube my my local body shop..
It did crack some paint along the edge and wasnt a solution i was 100 % happy with on that car. But shes got 250k on the clock so a cheap fix was right at the time.
This car is going to be with me for a long time so i want everything done perfect. So Maybey the short axle conversion might be a better option. ( even tho i cannot find a thing about the process or required parts online. )
Cheers Vice
Currently driving my 1st VW.. 67 type 3 1600..And loving it..
To do it properly the guard is cut verticaly in a in several places and pieces are welded in so there is enough material to allow it to shaped the way that you want it, it is very hard and expensive to get a shape that does not spoil the shape of the car or troweled up with about a kilo of bog hence the cracking, a good panel beater who knows how to work sheet metal can file finnish mods like this but only if you have enough money
My elder son had his VR6 Passat front guards rolled in Melbourne. Guy took heaps of care and did a good job. Will see if I can get his phone number and post it later tonight.
OK, guy that did my son's VR6's name is Gavan and he is based in Tullamarine but will come to you if required (at extra cost of course). His mob is 0438 892 344. Give him a call and see what he says (Type 3 guards will be a lot thicker than VR6 I reckon).
Cheers
bajachris88 wrote:1: they have those special contraptions available from ebay rather than using a tube...
Paint cracking is prevented via a decent heat gun and not going to extreme (be delicate :P)
and 2... youtube is great 👍 (Heres 3 examples of 3 different methods, the last being the contraption (besides the hammer tool lol)
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and D) DON'T DO IT LIKE THIS 😂
the third video is how we do a lot of them . the best way is to cut weld etc etc but we've done plenty of different guards with that tool with out any cracking and no visible change. Just did a monaro(new shape) a few weeks back for a customer and you could hardly tell it was flared and rolled
i think you will struggle with the type 3 guards but its worth a try. slow and steady is the way,. dont rush it or u will crack paint or make the flare/roll uneven
I jst had the gaurds rolled on my charade, so i can get bigger rims, i went to a msash repairer and he warned me that the paint may chip. He did it and it did but he fixed it for free so was all good. They heat the paint to make less chance of chipping but it still happens.
Steve and Daves bug has massively rolled gaurds, if you can find someone that will do a job like thiers.
