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If John is too busy - and Vision can't - you can go to Australia Best Tyres at Lakemba - Htey did mine no problems.

So what .... John is too busy for you Carlo ?? It only takes 5 mins per side - that's soft.... I'm booked in on Saturday at UAS for potential guard rolling... bring on the 265 semi slicks for wakefield :P

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i had mine done at tempe tyres,

$40  

my paint didnt crack, as long as they heat it up properly it should b all good.

odds are tempe has done alot more guard rollin than any other place.

p.s i dont know them personaly either, (just in case u thinkin)

yeah I got mine done there too, and believe it or not they did a great job :cheers:

just look over their shoulder when they do it :P

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just look over their shoulder when they do it :cheers:

Rolling guards is like making sausages, passing federal legislation or childbirth - you don't wanna be there when it happens.

My car will be rolled and painted by the weekend so you guys should have an idea of a what a crap job looks like!

T.

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If John is too busy - and Vision can't - you can go to Australia Best Tyres at Lakemba - Htey did mine no problems.

 

So what .... John is too busy for you Carlo ?? It only takes 5 mins per side - that's soft.... I'm booked in on Saturday at UAS for potential guard rolling... bring on the 265 semi slicks for wakefield :D

Problem is that the car is not available for him to do it until later this week. He offered to lend me the machine but I am way to busy and also not wanting to **** the car up.

I have 255s on the front, so I am hoping they can roll the guards enough to not cause any issue.

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They fit.. Just

I am thinking of changing the rubber on the fronts to 235 or something on the same rim..

good idea

strectch the rubber, i got 235 rubber on a 9.5 wide wheel,

reason 1 it looks good ( i think so anyway)

reason 2 i cant afford 265 rubber.

any1 know if stretch the tyre is bad 4 it?

i know its not recommended but is there real chance of damage?

any1?

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I went to a tyre place. They can even put 225 wide rubber on a 9inch rim. Sheesh

I went to vision, they are really nice guys who got my front bar sorted for me. However I am not that happy with how they rolled the guards, they just seemed to lip them. I am going to go out to tempe tomorrow and get them to do it some more.

It seems that vision dont have the machine required, but I know for sure that tempe can do it... how else do you fit 20inch chromies on a swift. :(

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Hi Carlo, couple of Q's please...

What vehicle are you doing this work to ?

What width & diameter of wheel do you wish to fit ?

Reason I ask is I would love to fit 17"x 9" wheels f&r to an ECR33. But they well & truly protrude beyond the front guards. is rolling/reshaping an option, or do I need GTR/aftermarket guards ???

good thread, very interesting.

Thanks for your help

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