Mazda 5 needs some fender rolling!

[asian_xl]

Did a couple of things lately. Yesterday Dynamat went into the wheel well and power steering oil flush...
Meanwhile ordered some cheap Chinese fender roller for $25. Only rolled one fender today, will do the rest later this week!

 

[90210]

Niiiiiice

 

[sm1ke]

No heatgun needed to ensure paint doesn't crack?

 

[asian_xl]

I have a heat gun with me, but it seems like the inside edge is super soft, I can bend it with my fingers.

 

[phunky.buddha]

Rear takes a bit more work- and rear is where the rolling is really needed when you start cranking up the tire width. The lips on mine measured a good 17-19mm straight in towards the center of the car from the fender lip. 235/45 on 17x7 +55 wheel setup scraped the rear lips like crazy.

But. Your rolling job looks pretty awesome.

 

[asian_xl]

my new wheels are 18x8 ET42 and will order some 215-45-18. Shouldn't be a problem for now, but no one knows if I will want some 19s and 235s later on lol

 

[asian_xl]

The problem with fender rolling is the wheel liner tabs won't fit anymore, you will need some duct taping to make sure it won't fall out

 

[phunky.buddha]

True- but you can roll the center more than the sides of the arc, and keep more tabs than you normally would if you rolled the whole thing flat. I like to keep the fender lip intact while folded so I can tuck the liner into it without fasteners. Works decently well to hold it in place.

 

[asian_xl]

even with the heat gun, the paint still cracks. I already bought some factory paint to touch it up.

 

[asian_xl]

fat lips need to go !