Dragun Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 Hey guys Late last night i was driving down a country road, and my passenger side wheel hit the biggest pothole known to mankind! The end result was the wheel was left slightly buckled but whats worse is the wheel its self has set back in the wheel Arch about half an inch/an inch, not mentioning wrecking my front bumper. The wheel is off to get fixed today so thats cool, but my question is what is the most likely component to be bent? I took the wheel off this morning to have a look and to me i could not see anything, i mean the A arm at the top is at a slope but i was thinking something like this would be something lower. I need to get this fixed b4 the end of the week as im going away and the day im back i have it booked in for a whole body refresh in a place quite far from me. Thanks Guys Quote
Darren-B Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 Oh dear, its probably the caster that has given way, hope you get it sorted bud Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 i think you should be trying to get some money back from the local highways agency if it was that big to cause damage... Quote
Darren-B Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 True, go get some pictures, My neighbour managed to get 2wheels on his Merc Quote
Husky Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 dont say a thing to them untill youve been out and got lots of pictures. they will send a van out to fix it within seconds to try and avoid the legal stuff! Quote
ZMANALEX Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 This might help. I have most parts available. I would check that arm 28/29 has not been pulled back from where it joins into the engine x member 4. Alex. Quote
Ebized Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 Without wishing to to add to your troubles I would want the steering checked - in fact the whole front suspension geometry may be affected given what you have said - get it to a specialist IMO. And yes as the guys have said, get the evidence - take a camera and scale measure to show the size/depth of the hole. Maybe you have legal protection on your insurance to help or are in the RAC/AA - check out if they can help you get your money back for the repairs that might add to quite bit Good luck Quote
BulletMagnet Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 Yes, local highways authority is your best shot at getting repairs paid for. As mentioned, do not talk to them until you've taken lots of pictures of the pothole and the approach to it and the damage to your car. Locally, a woman had an incident with a pothole and the LHA paid out as they couldn't deny nor ignore the issue due to it being in the local newspaper. Quote
martinmac Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 They will usually only pay out if its already been reported so also check for the white marks they put around them. Very interested to know how bad the wheel is as I have a similar issue. Quote
Rentech Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 I remember they covered ths issue on Fifth Gear. http://fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear/videos/co ... o/potholes This video give some advice on what to do to make a claim and even more info here http://www.potholes.co.uk Good luck getting it sorted Quote
marzman Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 They will usually only pay out if its already been reported so also check for the white marks they put around them. Very interested to know how bad the wheel is as I have a similar issue. Again? Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Just a quick question... Your wheel dosnt happen to look like this does it? Quote
M13KYF Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Just a quick question... Your wheel dosnt happen to look like this does it? defo would be putting a claim in to the highways dept. You need to take a phot of the pot hole. Also take a ruler which shows how deep the pot hole is when taking the photos Quote
Darren-B Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Oh if that is your car (zedrushes old one) then you may have to settle for a repaired bumper as I dont think they make that veilside one anymore Tbh if the front end has taken that much of a hit I would be looking at the rear end too Quote
Digsy Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 This is hilarious. And it happened last night? Rob, this may be of interest to you... viewtopic.php?f=41&t=26923&hilit=zedrush Quote
M13KYF Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Hey guys Late last night i was driving down a country road, and my passenger side wheel hit the biggest pothole known to mankind! a nice pork pie Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Think its just off to the bodyshop! Daily FAIL... Quote
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