As for the Rivots cut them out and use zap screws that way removal of ur areches is a snap Frank > > The only problem you'll run into with rolling the fenders on any A2 > with fender flares is that they're secured with monstrous rivets. > Inevitably, the rivet at the top of the fenderwell will catch and cut > nice ribbons of rubber from your new and expensive tires - ask me how > I know. > > Another solution is the "baseball bat" technique. Stick an aluminum > baseball bat between the tire and the fender arch. Roll the car > forwards and backwards with the bat stuffed in place to modify your > arches. Much neater and cleaner than hammering or cutting. > > --- bokchoi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Mark > > > > >I'm thinking about clearing out the fenders on my 89 Jetta GTX > > 16V. > > >Since I have small bumpers and small trim what would be the best > > tool to > > >do the cutting? > > > > > > No cutting required. You need a set of vice grips, a hammer, and a > > block of > > wood. also some paint supplies. > > > > Take the vice grips and grab the inner fender lip and bend up into > > the > > fender as far as you can. Now take the wood and hold it on the > > outside of > > the fender (it's alot easier if you remove all the plastic fender > > flares > > first) to support the metal. Use the hammer and bang away at the > > bent up > > fender lip until it's flat. I got mine flat. You can check it out > > next > > time you see me. However all this bending and hammering will crack > > the > > paint. So get some sandpaper and sand down the area where the > > paint > > cracked. Clean it up with some varsol and then apply generous > > amounts of > > rust paint to protect it. Slap back on the plastic fender flares > > and you'll > > never see the work you've just done. > > > > Oh yeah....you'll have to trim the plastic fender flares in the > > same area > > that you've just rolled the wheel arches. Otherwise the tires will > > still > > rub on the plastic. I used a dremel for this. > > > > HTH > > Dave > > '92 Golf > > "Drive it like you stole it." > > > > _____________ > > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to > > [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of > > your message > > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > > > ===== > Matthew Yip > [email protected] > http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ > > '87 GTi 16v - x2 > '88 M5 > '99 F350 > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
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