Be sure to take some pics, I am planning on doing this to my car as well, and would like to see how it's done.

 

I will. There are however, plenty of links on the web where you can get directions.
None of them show an S2000 though. Mostly BMWs.

http://www.ayresweb.com/fenderroller/

On this link they say it takes 5 minutes. That is the only link that I found where it says that.
All other links I found say it takes about 1 - 2 hours per fender!!
http://www.overboost.com/story.asp?id=131


There are plenty more. The ones above are the two I saved.

 

Thank you.

 

efthimios? Hmmmm... Where do you come from? ellada?

 

I had composed this really long posting with lots of detail and somehow managed to loose it. I could not be bothered todo it all again so I will just do a shorter one this time.


Safety

1. Put the car on Jack stands. You will be rocking the car and last thing you want is for it to
fall from the jack.
2. use gloves. Besides the dirt there is the small risk of getting your finger cought between the
roller wheel and the fender.


Instructions

1. If you follow these you are pretty much there (see steps below for s2000 specific issues)
It will take about 1 1/2 hours for the first fender and 1 hour for the second one. That is, assuming
you never rolled a fender before.

You have to remove the lip protectors (rubber) before rolling and them 'find them a new use' as you won't be able to put them back.

Also, I suggest you clean the interior and exterior of the fender lip. This will remove lots
of dirt which has several effects:
- Save you the unpleasant smell of heated dirt/mud
- Reduce the noise the fender makes when being rolled which translates into
less worries about wheather or not you are cracking the paint.

http://www.fenderroller.com/fender_roller_inst.jpg

2. Use the heat gun on the fender before moving the roller. The heated area should
be hot to the touch (like when the car has been in the sun for a while - you can barely put
your hand on). Gun can be about 3 1/2 inches from the fender.

3. The instructions above assume you only set the adjustment once. This is not true for the
S2000 due to the shape of the fender and the fact that the fender lip is pointing a bit
downwards to start with.

- to get around the shape issue you end up having to divide the fender in three sections. Each
with its own settings on the roller
- to get around the pointing down issue you have to do two passes on each section. The first pass
bends the fender so that it is slightly pointing upwards and the second pass completes the rolling.
You have to change the settings for each pass.

Also, so as to not warp the bumper it is better to unscrew it and separate it from the fender. It only takes two screws and a rag. There are some clip holes on the bumper that hold it in place. The bumper can be pulled away from the car easily but you have to do it slowly and wiggle it a little so that you don't rip the clip holes.



4. You will not be able to roll the bottom of the fender (above where the strakes are) because
the shape of the fender is such that the roller will not reach (the Akewa roller that is) and
because there is a thicker sheetmetal under it. The picture 'tough spot' shows a small protusion where
this thicker sheetmetal starts.

5. The fenders will flare up a tiny bit. You may not be able to notice it but if you look closely at the junction between the fender and the rear bumper (after you put it back) youwill be able to see it.


And now, the results

 

Nice write-up, thank you very much. The roll looks very clean, looks good

-Johnny

 

Before/After pix with the wheels back on?

 

Thanks for posting the pics - I need to have my fenders rolled and am going to print that out for the shop with the roller...

For that matter - maybe I'll just do it myself and rent the tool from the guy...

 

pics from behind!!!!

 

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