Fender Rolling - crack pulling in fender slightly - how to repair please
05-31-2015, 06:00 PM
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Fender Rolling - crack pulling in fender slightly - how to repair please
Hey Guys, I searched for over an hour but could not find the thread on cracked front fenders on W211. There a few images from wide wheels pulling the fender down after stuffing the wheel up due to bumps or curbs. I just cant seem to locate.
Things were going great on a fender roll project until a slight crack underneath the wheel well on the left front started pulling in the fender slightly. To repair can it be welded? Any estimated cost would be helpful.
Appreciate the help, thank you.
Things were going great on a fender roll project until a slight crack underneath the wheel well on the left front started pulling in the fender slightly. To repair can it be welded? Any estimated cost would be helpful.
Appreciate the help, thank you.
05-31-2015, 11:36 PM
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The pictures don't really show up, the crack is under the fender lip causing weakness in the metal, these are really cheap thin metal front fenders on our cars. I could bend it back to almost 100% with my hands.....lol
We rented a professional roller, the fender had pulled down due to aggressive offset with 255/35/19 catching on a slight angle raised curb entry. I had e few instances with large dips in the road stuffing the front wheel up under and pushing the fender out so I thought best to roll anyway.
We rented a professional roller, the fender had pulled down due to aggressive offset with 255/35/19 catching on a slight angle raised curb entry. I had e few instances with large dips in the road stuffing the front wheel up under and pushing the fender out so I thought best to roll anyway.
06-01-2015, 02:09 AM
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Front fenders are aluminium.
This should be a warning to everyone attempting this on one of these if you go to far you will have this problem. The correct way to form aluminium is probably with light heat but probably enough to screw the paint so there might be no cheap way of doing this but im not an expert... The moral of the story is you need to know what your doing.
Id imagine it needs tig welding with an ac tig. But something that light you need someone experienced. Id imagine your going to need to brace the fender out to the desired position and get an expert tig welder to attack it.
This should be a warning to everyone attempting this on one of these if you go to far you will have this problem. The correct way to form aluminium is probably with light heat but probably enough to screw the paint so there might be no cheap way of doing this but im not an expert... The moral of the story is you need to know what your doing.
Id imagine it needs tig welding with an ac tig. But something that light you need someone experienced. Id imagine your going to need to brace the fender out to the desired position and get an expert tig welder to attack it.
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06-01-2015, 02:01 PM
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Exactly.
"Cheap fenders"... Lol.
Aluminum was used in the front of the car (just like Porsche did with the 928) to offset the additional weight on that end.
"Cheap fenders"... Lol.
Aluminum was used in the front of the car (just like Porsche did with the 928) to offset the additional weight on that end.
Front fenders are aluminium.
This should be a warning to everyone attempting this on one of these if you go to far you will have this problem. The correct way to form aluminium is probably with light heat but probably enough to screw the paint so there might be no cheap way of doing this but im not an expert... The moral of the story is you need to know what your doing.
Id imagine it needs tig welding with an ac tig. But something that light you need someone experienced. Id imagine your going to need to brace the fender out to the desired position and get an expert tig welder to attack it.
This should be a warning to everyone attempting this on one of these if you go to far you will have this problem. The correct way to form aluminium is probably with light heat but probably enough to screw the paint so there might be no cheap way of doing this but im not an expert... The moral of the story is you need to know what your doing.
Id imagine it needs tig welding with an ac tig. But something that light you need someone experienced. Id imagine your going to need to brace the fender out to the desired position and get an expert tig welder to attack it.
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06-01-2015, 10:26 PM
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Granted, I did not know they were aluminum until I had time to search last night. But as I said the crack was underneath and not visible from the fender catching the wheel. We did use light heat and once there is weakness in the aluminum there is nothing you can do. Even a professional fender roller would have had the same issue.
There are many images of the same result but I could not find the thread, thanks for the abuse instead of the assistance.
There are many images of the same result but I could not find the thread, thanks for the abuse instead of the assistance.
06-04-2015, 10:41 PM
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thanks guys, great advice Austingter and Shardul, very much appreciated
"you could just cut the fenders" and
"Id imagine it needs tig welding with an ac tig. But something that light you need someone experienced. Id imagine your going to need to brace the fender out to the desired position and get an expert tig welder to attack it."
It worked great! Thanks again!!
"you could just cut the fenders" and
"Id imagine it needs tig welding with an ac tig. But something that light you need someone experienced. Id imagine your going to need to brace the fender out to the desired position and get an expert tig welder to attack it."
It worked great! Thanks again!!
