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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Thumbs up Went to LIC Motorsports today for fender rolling

There was a post a while back by Droppin Deuces recommending this shop so I made an appointment and went to try it out.

A little background: I have an 06 sedan with 350z revised all around, plus coupe 19"s. It has rubbed just ever so slightly in the passenger rear when hitting big bumps, but I wanted to make sure that it didn't rub at all when I get a trunk full of luggage and passengers in the rear.

I must say that I am impressed with LIC's work. Kevin was the one at the shop who did everything today, and he was very friendly and knowledgeable. Also got to meet Noah and Adam, owners of the shop. Very cool guys and it's definitely a clean joint they have there. $60 a wheel, was done within an hour. No cracked paint whatsoever, no noticeable warpage of any sort.

They're in Novato, and I'd recommend them without hesitation to any one else in the Bay Area looking for quality work done. Kevin also informed me that although they specialize in Subies, they're also fine with working on bolt ons for other cars as long as the parts are of reputable origin (don't want to work on crappy components that might not even fit).

http://www.licmotorsports.com/

Here are the results of my rolling:

Before:


After (pardon all of the curb rash from the previous wheel owner):








slight waviness, not noticeable in person. I honestly can't tell if this was there before or as a result of the rolling but it's really minimal.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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sorry, i'm not too familiar with the process, but what exactly is being done when your rolling the fender? i saw a vid of a guy doing it, so i assume your pushing up the inside of the fender for wheel clearance?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Looks good . . . Nicely done.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by M.I.A. BlazinVQ
sorry, i'm not too familiar with the process, but what exactly is being done when your rolling the fender? i saw a vid of a guy doing it, so i assume your pushing up the inside of the fender for wheel clearance?
yea...you are pretty much pushing on the fender "lip" so that it flattens out. it gives more clearance for agressive wheel/suspension setups.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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Finally got mine done today. Now waiting to wash my car and slap on the Privat Netz's.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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viscous, glad to hear you had a positive experience with LIC. kevin rolled my fenders as well and they have held up well...it's been a few months now.

erwin, post some pics after you've installed the rims.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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looks good, I'm going to be most likely taking my car there too, if i can decide between the Coupe or M rims...Show some pics of the car.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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I need to get this done.

Can you please explain the process they used to roll the fenders (fender roller, bat, pvc pipe and heat gun...)

thanks
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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They are pro's so they use a fender roller. I have coilovers and wasn't dropped far enough where they have to raise my coilovers in order to fit the fender roller tool under the fender.

They heat up the area with a heat gun and then roll the tool back and forth. I didn't watch them that much but that's the jist of it.

When you go, make sure you follow the directions on how to get there cuz their address is on Grant but they are physically located on a side street.

http://www.licmotorsports.com/directions.htm
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by droppin_deuces
viscous, glad to hear you had a positive experience with LIC. kevin rolled my fenders as well and they have held up well...it's been a few months now.

erwin, post some pics after you've installed the rims.

I will...can't post pics of my dirty car...that's embarrassing
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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Here are some pics of my G after a 4 hr exterior detail and finally putting on the Privat Netz's I got from Robert.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Lookin' good Erwin!
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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Not looking so good no more. Found one rim had 2 cracks in it I don't know when I might have cracked it.

May have to think about switching to 18's cuz SF roads suck.
 
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