[youraveragepunter]

Hi,

Wondering what experience ppl have had with gaurd rolling? Any issues? Any mishaps or cracking of paint that required later repair?

Ive had Bondi Collision Center say no-one can gaurentee agianst paint damage and quote $150 PER CORNER while Sydney Gaurd Rolling say theres no potential for damage if the car hasnt been damaged before and quote $70 PER CORNER.

Money isnt really my concern its bigger complications i want to avoid, how have other forum members found various gaurd rolling services??

Cheers

[HecticX5]

Wait till SBC responds in this thread, he has done this to his 3er. It looks too hectic now.

[sbce90]

Originally Posted by HecticX5

Wait till SBC responds in this thread, he has done this to his 3er. It looks too hectic now.

Bro its not even too hectic, its three hectic thats how mad it is!

But yeh I used PhillB to do my fronts and rears. No problems at all.

Others have also used Nelson without any problems so it's up to you who you go with. Personally I ended up cutting the rear guards as it gives much greater clearance than just rolling.

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by sbce90

Personally I ended up cutting the rear guards as it gives much greater clearance than just rolling.

When you say cutting, as in the same as shaving?

[woosh]

Originally Posted by sbce90

Bro its not even too hectic, its three hectic thats how mad it is!

But yeh I used PhillB to do my fronts and rears. No problems at all.

Others have also used Nelson without any problems so it's up to you who you go with. Personally I ended up cutting the rear guards as it gives much greater clearance than just rolling.

How much did Phill charge man? Nelson was $60 per corner when I used him in 2011.

[youraveragepunter]

were u happy with the job woosh? would u use again??

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

I've used Nelson 5+ times, always a great job, $65 a corner or thereabouts

Btw you can't roll the fronts

And if you need more clearance, just shave the guards.

[sbce90]

You can roll e90 fronts but not E92.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

^ oh yeh that's right

[woosh]

Originally Posted by youraveragepunter

were u happy with the job woosh? would u use again??

Yes and yes. But I don't wanna pay over $200 just to roll guards on a flimsy subaru lol... might borrow my friends guard roller and do it myself

[sbce90]

Remember it is important to always do the proper fender mods.

[Dan_335]

+3 for Nelson (I've had three cars done)

He did my 335i rears, no dramas with the job, happy with his service, very easy to deal with.

On one of my previous cars he identified some previous damage, and suggested that due to the damage it may cause a kink but he would take it slow, in the end no problems.

He definitely knows what he is doing.

[niiCk]

i have a guard roller if anyone wants hehe..

I just wouldnt roll my rear guards myself, the double layer is too stiff. The fronts can be easily done yourself. I had nelson do the rears on my E90 and its clean with no paint chips or cracks. I recommend him.

PhilB mainly deals with japanese cars, hes all over the jdmst forum. As for shaving your guards, you could do it yourself with a dremel. But then you run the risk of the guards splitting which you would then need to seal or weld together.

Rolling will make the guard more stronger than shaving it.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Originally Posted by niiCk

As for shaving your guards, you could do it yourself with an angle grinder

fixed ... Dremel won't make a dent in the rear quarters

[sbce90]

[youraveragepunter]

Looks like fun SBC ...why did you need to cut though? 10 inch rim i assume, what offset & what size rubber? any rubbing now??

Im thinking style 95s at present...done heaps of searches online, looks possible but I'd like 235/35 front and 275/30 rear minimum (dont like too much stretch) and trying to figure how much work i need to avoid rubbing totally....i dont wanna hear whinging from the wife....

[_ink]

Originally Posted by Stuart@BMRAutowerkes

fixed ... Dremel won't make a dent in the rear quarters

haha, +1!

[sbce90]

Originally Posted by youraveragepunter

Looks like fun SBC ...why did you need to cut though? 10 inch rim i assume, what offset & what size rubber? any rubbing now??

Im thinking style 95s at present...done heaps of searches online, looks possible but I'd like 235/35 front and 275/30 rear minimum (dont like too much stretch) and trying to figure how much work i need to avoid rubbing totally....i dont wanna hear whinging from the wife....

Yeah 11.5 inch wide, needed some room.

[youraveragepunter]

righto....rubbing 11.5 inches would make any missus whinge i guess.....

[sbce90]

Originally Posted by youraveragepunter

righto....rubbing 11.5 inches would make any missus whinge i guess.....

[niiCk]

Originally Posted by Stuart@BMRAutowerkes

fixed ... Dremel won't make a dent in the rear quarters

it works, just need the patience and it'll be clean cut..

Originally Posted by sbce90

paint chips!

Originally Posted by youraveragepunter

Looks like fun SBC ...why did you need to cut though? 10 inch rim i assume, what offset & what size rubber? any rubbing now??

Im thinking style 95s at present...done heaps of searches online, looks possible but I'd like 235/35 front and 275/30 rear minimum (dont like too much stretch) and trying to figure how much work i need to avoid rubbing totally....i dont wanna hear whinging from the wife....

You'll be fine, style 95s are 19x9 +24 and 19x10 +24..you'll have alot of space since you are pre-lci. Even with a 265/30/19 you it wouldnt stretch.

Im running 9.5 +22 and 10.5 +15 and it doesnt rub..235/35 and 245/35..i could run a 265/30 and still have clearance i rekon.