To any members on the forum have you rolled your fenders? I have 20's and have experienced some rubbing on the outside wheel and the top of the fender. How did you do this? Did you just take it to a body shop or get a tool to do it yourself? If to a body shop how much did it cost? And are there any pics of your car's fenders?


Thanks

 

I had this problem on my 1997 SL500 . When I put 20X9 on the front and hit a bump or did a u turn it would cause the tire to pull on the innner lip of the fender and actually pull it out. My buddy who owned a body shop rolled them in and put a couple of very small welds on the inside of the fender so it would not pull out . It worked well . I know it took him a few hours to do this. So it can be done .

 

you don't need to roll the fenders if you have the proper fitment,i have 245/30/20 and 285/25/20 with a kleemann lowering module and have had no issues with rubbing.if you are running 255 in the front and 275/30 or 285 /30 that is most likely the problem,because of the larger diameter of those sizes or incorrect offset.

 

I'm running 285/25/20 in the rear on 10.5" wide HRE rims on an E500. And the rears are rubbing especially at highway speeds.

 

My fenders are already rolled. If I am not mistaken E55s have the fenders rolled from the factory. I know mine are.

Whoops sorry didnt see you had a E500. Rolling the fenders is pretty easy.

 

I have heard, but not confirmed, that the paint on the W211 body style is not conducive to aftermarket fender-rolling. I was told that this greatly increases your chances of having the paint crack/fall off (for lack of a better term).

 

most people who know how to roll fenders use a heat gun to heat up the paint. Even then you can still have cracked paint from the fenders being rolled

 

If anybody is interested in a fender rolling tool you can check one out at; www.eastwood.com

 

It's on sale now for about 250 bucks

 

i have 20x10 on the rear ,the extra 1/2 inch width may be the problem.i also have hre's.

 

If you're up to it you can probably rent one of these at your local rent-a-center - otherwise here's another suggestion but I don't know if they still offer this service or not...

http://www.bmw-m.net/Gallery/haweka.htm