argh! god dammit!

[ben]

how sh*t a week am i having... have just had two tyres replaced, now the other side front has just gone?!? It's weird tho, its coming from where the tyre joins the wheel (ie no split to see) and looks like the wheel is buckled, although i cannot work out how this could of happened

Anyway, at £100 a tyre, i really hope it's something they can fix!?!

Plus i've just gone and reversed into the kerb on the back , so kerbed it, (about 5 cm's worth) anyone know if i can do a repair or summit on it (its now all shiny...) or how much it costs to get it filled in?

What a bloody nite!


ben

bravo 1.6sx
momo twin 17" alloys
apex 40mm lower springs
apex sports shock's
k&n 57i induction
toad mp4 2-1 upgrade
fully debadged
smoked front headlights
black/clear side repeaters
rear lights tint sprayed black
full midnight window tint (front/back/sunstrip)

 

[steveyensen]

100 quid? For a tyre? Is it gold-plated or summat?

Boy am I out of touch ...

Steve
(I'm also on [email protected])

1989 Fiat Panda 1000CL
Electronic Distributor
Metamec copper brake pipes
Currently immobile with a knackered gearbox
Replacement 5-speed 'box and new QH clutch in garage ready to fit
and is likely to remain there for some time yet due to my EXTREME
LAZINESS (and it's cold and wet out there - okay, so I'm a wimp) ...

 

[Donz]

my understanding on alloy repairs is that it really depends on the damage - i had a chunk repaired in one of mine for £100 and that was at my fiat dealer

best idea is to get some quotes m8

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[CentoEvo]

You could of hit a pothole and buckled your alloy.
Some alloys are very soft i know a couple of people who have done this included a friend who done it in his Audi RS4
Makes you wonder what we pay road tax for??

Oh yeah thats right asylum seekers [!]

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[Donz]

i believe you can charge your local council for damage recieved while driving on the roads....


i'll have a check

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[gaz.d]

My mate had his crater filled out and done on his for £30 a wheel

Gaz[^][^][^]

Looks Good, Drives Like a Banana

 

[Donz]

that is pretty good - ignore me - listen to gaz

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[gaz.d]

but that was just a chunk missing from it not all the way round the rim of the wheel[xx(][xx(][xx(]

Gaz[^][^][^]

Looks Good, Drives Like a Banana

 

[2.0 20v]

I have a small 3cm mark on one of my rear alloys and i've had quotes of £25-100. so i think it depends on who you ask.

Si.
2.0 20v HGT

 

[steveyensen]

Sorry, are we talking £100 per wheel, or per tyre [?]

Steve
(I'm also on [email protected])

1989 Fiat Panda 1000CL
Electronic Distributor
Metamec copper brake pipes
Currently immobile with a knackered gearbox
Replacement 5-speed 'box and new QH clutch in garage ready to fit
and is likely to remain there for some time yet due to my EXTREME
LAZINESS (and it's cold and wet out there - okay, so I'm a wimp) ...

 

[ben]

The tyre was £100.. (£85 + fitting) but this other sh*t is the alloy wheels itself that seems buckled. Kwik Fit said i need a new wheel (£250 ish i think) whereas the other place said they may be able to use rubber cement to fill in the gap.

My trick up my sleeve is to take it to a different garage to get the tyre turned (the rotation is the wrong way around) and see if that solves it (lucky chance i know)...


ben

bravo 1.6sx
momo twin 17" alloys
apex 40mm lower springs
apex sports shock's
k&n 57i induction
toad mp4 2-1 upgrade
fully debadged
smoked front headlights
black/clear side repeaters
rear lights tint sprayed black
full midnight window tint (front/back/sunstrip)

 

[Donz]

my kwik fit fitter m8 would be able to tell you if it was buckled in a jiffy, but i am at the other end of the country

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