Hey guys, I got a new wheel setup for me 2003 Acura CL-S and the rear tires rub. They are 19x8.5 +30 with 235-35-19 tires.

I have a buddy with a fender roller and when we went to roll the fenders, we saw that there was some sort of extra bracing or extra metal on top of the part of the fender that you roll, and this stopped us from fully rolling the fender. I was just expecting a thin piece of fender to be rolled like most other cars, but this is not the case.

I was wondering if anyone else ran into this problem. We are using a heat gun but I am scared to continue putting pressure on this extra thick part of the fender and mess up the body or paint. Any help or comments are appreciated!

 

Surely someone has rolled their fenders..

 

Pics?

 

It's hard to get a picture, but about the first centimeter or so on the right would curl up and bend like a normal fender no problem, but the rest of it (80% on the left in this pic) had extra bracing or metal which made it really stiff and I couldn't get it to move at all with the fender roller. I can stick my hand in there and feel the extra bit of metal on top.

 

No clue what that is. I had mine rolled and flarred with no problem. I even rolled it some more the other day to fit my new wheels with a stick and it flattened just fine

 

New sheet metal to repair some old rust/damage, perhaps?

Those tires took a beating before you decided to roll the fenders.....

 

i dont see what the problem is!?
bend that shit to get it out of the way!!!!!!!!!!! cuz that's what you were doing anyway, rolling or bending the metal....

 

Thanks for the replies, I'm guessing the extra metal underneath had to be from bodywork a previous owner did (just not sure why/how). And yes, the tire did take a beating, I recently downsized to a 225 instead of 235 and it rubs way less now.