To provide a molding method for fixing roller member by which fluctuation of the thickness of a light transmissive elastic layer as a rubber material layer formed by molding is small by accurately performing the center ing of a metallic mold as the holding member of light transmissive base sub stance as the base substance of a fixing roller with the light transmissive base substance at both ends of the mold and the positioning of the cylindrical metallic mold with the light transmissive base substance.

In this molding method for fixing roller member, the light transmissive base substance is held from the inside by the holding member via an elastic member and the fixing roller member is molded.