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      07-19-2012, 06:16 PM   #16
Dr. G
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Drives: Black e92 335i
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Originally Posted by Laguna3 View Post
From experience, no matter how careful you are with this tool, you will deform the lines of the metal. There isn't much to "fold" on the upper portion of the E92 fenders and with the amount of force you need to "roll", the metal will buckle or deform. You might be able to get a mm or two without so much distortion (but it will still be noticeable if you're very anal).

This tool works well for some cars, but on the E92 where you have the flat strip on the fender being constructed with two sheet metals folded together (structurally very strong), it will distort. I wish I hadn't done it.
This is exactly what I was thinking, pretty much every shop that does it wants you in and out ASAP and they've all had some very noticable pulls done on the fender. This is why I wanted to try it out myself.

I saw this thread and this is one of the cleanest fender rolls I've seen.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...7&postcount=31

Can't even really tell anything was done to it and I was hoping I could get a similar result.
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