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
