I was at a bodyshop today and asked them about rolling my rear fenders. The wheels I have are 18x8.5 with 52mm offset and 235/40-18 tires. Basically i was told that those wheels wont fit our car and that these tires wont fit my wheels also. He also said if i do roll the fenders it is almost guaranteed to crack the paint and i will have to get paint work done too. He wants me to mount the tire to the wheel and bring it in to test fit. I was gonna get the rear driver panel repainted already so thought i should roll them now so if it does crack i wont have to paint twice. I asked on here first and was told the wheels and tires are fine. What do you guys think?

 

they won't crack if you take your time and use a heat gun to soften the paint. I jsut did mine on my red car and had no problems.

 

^ x2 if not you can shave them i got my rolled and the paint was fine but most of ppl are trying to wanr you if they fail so they not gonna take responability for it. i'd say do it but ask your friends for any recomendation where to go. i paid 70$ for both fenders

 

I heated it with a heat gun and rolled.

Those wheels should fit anyway. I was running 19x8.5 with a 40mm offset and with rolled fenders I didnt rub. I am dropped btw.

 

If the shop knows what they're doing the paint shouldn't crack, they're telling you that so you don't hold them responsible when they F it up, try another shop that knows what they're doing

 

try local craigslist and type rolling fenders.

 

omg that guy doesnt know what the fuck hes talking about. those will fit. for example im rocking 19x10's in the rear +36 offset on 245/35/19 tire and im dropped like 3 inches with no rubbing. all i had to do to get them to fit was roll my fenders and run a little negative camber. me and my buddy rolled my fenders ourselves the wooden bat method without a heating gun and you cant even tell. no cracked paint or anything like that. please go to a different shop.

 

If you were local, Id let you borrow my fender roller.

 

I feel a little better after reading ur replies. They are supposed to be a good bodyshop. They have done multiple cars that have been in magazines and on covers of mags. They have also done some bears players rides. I saw some of the magazine cars in the showroom and they look amazing. The guys there seem cool except for the fender rolling guy. I told him other ppl have this setup or larger on my car and he basically told me hes an expert and ppl on forums dont know much. He just asked me the wheel size and never asked what the offset was either. I think i will just avoid having them roll the fenders. What do u need to roll them urself besides a heat gun. Also what is involved in shaving and does that expose bare metal to the elements? I dont think ill feel safe doing it myself but if i cant trust a shop to do it i might have too.

 

Some expert. He doesnt even ask for offsets. Rent the tool and do it yourself. Its rediculously simple.

 

he obviously isn't an expert. Go to somewhere else or do it yourself. There's fender rolling tool that you can use to roll your fenders or the wooden bat method. Google them. I would recommend you to use the tool though. Me and a buddy did it our selves in a matter of mins