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Has anyone had their arches rolled or done it themselves? Any info would be great thanks Dave.
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Incredibly painful I hear Dave, akin to a bikini line wax, but of course that's third hand from the jet set ladies who can afford such luxuries.. :D

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:oops: Ah! You mean wheel arches... well I know Frosts do a tool for that.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... h%20Roller

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yeah i've seen that but it's about £270 nearly as much as my wheels cost! My brother is making a roller out of a car jack for his golf but i dont know if it will fit the arches of a t3.
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I've used piece of pipe, baseball bat, wooden dowel.. whatever is right size to fit between tire and arch and roll it along as tire turns under it... like a roller bearing kinda... Haven't done it on T3, but have on may other vehicles.

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Post by Simon Baxter »

I have an arch roller and carry this servie out for customers.
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