R33 Rear Guards

[GOT04]

r33 owners will know bout this

on the rear guard theres a 25mm fin that shoots over the tire in the rear guard, i need to delete this or bend it 45deg up cause its sliced my tires.

what to do, can i .........

1) fold it up 45 deg with muliti's? (will that crack the paint)?

2) 4 inch grinder with a 1mm blade and slowly grind it away (if i do this slowly to keep the heat down will this work)

plz let me know which option is better..... 1 or 2

xoxo

[J'z-R33]

Get them rolled, its $35 per corner.. and wont crack your paint.

[GOT04]

Get them rolled, its $35 per corner.. and wont crack your paint.

ok thats all well and good but which of my 2 options is best......

i need peoples opions plz.

[Craved]

ok thats all well and good but which of my 2 options is best......

i need peoples opions plz.

neither are good

grinding will make the paint flake, bending by multigrips will also make it look like crap.

heating the panel up with a heat gun and gently massaging with a rubber mallet is better than multigrips if you must do it yourself.

best option in this thread was from user "J'z-R33" - get someone to roll them properly

[GOT04]

i grinded it today, the 1mm blade was a bit slow so i swiched to a normal grinding blade, the guard is pretty solid and it didnt shake around at all, came up perfectlyi left a 5 mm fin over the tire, and gave it a light file manualy to clean it up....

i winded the tein coilovers down a bit and the tire just pops in under the guard, went for a drive on a bumpy road and itall good.......

grinding is best

[Spunky Munky]

Depending where you are - get your guards rolled - can be as cheap as $25.00 - if you're in VIC, I'll hook you up.

[Craved]

Depending where you are - get your guards rolled - can be as cheap as $25.00 - if you're in VIC, I'll hook you up.

he already said he grinded it.........

[CAJFLY]

so where in melb can u get guards rolled Spunky Munky?

[Craved]

this looks like a good deal - no idea on job quality or guarantee

http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=235344

just google guard rolling melbourne - found heaps of hits

[jake33]

paint may not crack straight away, but eventually it will ive been told by several tyre and suspension fitters.

[Spunky Munky]

paint may not crack straight away, but eventually it will ive been told by several tyre and suspension fitters.

This is correct from what i've heard... sooner or later it will crack due to the pressure put on it, and you will get crack marks... i would be careful and only proceed if you're after a quick fix. otherwise, get a widebody full kit.

[DECIM8]

Just so you know whoever you are grinding your guards.. You'll need to paint them asap because it will rust, rust will travel and ur car will start peeling and bubbling the paint..

1. Will look like SHIT

2. will degrade the car and its value

3. will reduce the structure strength of the vehicle (but you've already achived this)

So i Suggest you get a paint pen, some masking tape and mask up your exterior paint and then with the paint pen cover the open metal, Spray will prob work better but it will prob cover your exterior.

Seriously get it done.

Edited January 17, 2008 by DECIM8

[Craved]

This is correct from what i've heard... sooner or later it will crack due to the pressure put on it, and you will get crack marks... i would be careful and only proceed if you're after a quick fix. otherwise, get a widebody full kit.

lol

from a quick lip rolling to " widebody full kit"

i have a car that had its guards rolled about 8 years ago now, no cracking, and they are not rusting