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| Ouch! Pot Hole, Bent Wheel, pics |
 Jan 23 2008, 12:53 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 3-August 07 Member No.: 30,883 Status:  Location: Monroe, GA Drives: Mustang GT  |
:o :o :o I was driving to lunch and hit a DEEP pot hole in the road. It instantly flattened my tire and as i get out and look, found that it bent both inside and outside lips of the front wheel. I think I will be able to beat it back into place with a rubber mallet but if not then I will have to buy a new wheel for $386... :rolleyes: Right now for the time being I am driving my Dad's Quest back and forth until I get the wheel fixed.
Pics (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/jwrape/ATT445636.jpg) Dad's 88Quest Tsi SHP (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/jwrape/Conquest/ConquestSHP.jpg) |
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Jan 23 2008, 02:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 3-August 07 Member No.: 30,883 Status: Location: Monroe, GA Drives: Mustang GT |
Update: Just got off the phone with Sandy Springs Public Works. She was very nice and told me to take pics of the area, the hole and my wheel and send them to her and she will see what she can do about helping me out with the wheel and tire. She said they have just changed the policy on how these claims are handled but she will see what she can do, didn't promise anythng but sounds good so far.
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Jan 23 2008, 04:52 PM
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 Veteran  Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,907 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 4,518 Status: Location: Elizabethtown, KY Drives: 2002 S60, 1996 850 GLT Sedan, 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe, 1996 Toyota Avalon XLS, 1977 Corvette, 2000 Ranger R83 Bass Boat |
The wheel can most likely be repaired. There are places that do this. Check with your local tire stores and if you can't find anyone, do a google search.
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Jan 24 2008, 04:27 PM
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 Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,340 Joined: 9-August 07 Member No.: 31,123 Status: Location: Brooklyn, New York Drives: 1996 Volvo 850 R,1968 SS clone Camaro,1963 pan/shovel chopper, 1949 Panhead bobber, 1967 Triumph Bonneville, 1967 Honda 175, 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, 1996 Impala SS big-block, 2004 Mercedes E500 (the mrs.), 1934 Dodge, |
do not use a mallet on the rims, these are not the old steel rims that can handle the beating, it will just stress the aluminum. there are proper ways to do this. JKS2 is right, there are several nationwides servides that handle this type of work, some even have an exchange service to speed up the repair. good luck.
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Feb 1 2008, 12:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 3-August 07 Member No.: 30,883 Status: Location: Monroe, GA Drives: Mustang GT |
Here is what I found after cleaning the wheel off to work on it.
(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/jwrape/ATT00022.jpg) Well they obviously got my claim because the hole was fixed. (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/jwrape/fixedpothole1.jpg) (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/jwrape/FixedPothole2.jpg) |
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Feb 1 2008, 02:41 PM
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Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,907 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 4,518 Status: Location: Elizabethtown, KY Drives: 2002 S60, 1996 850 GLT Sedan, 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe, 1996 Toyota Avalon XLS, 1977 Corvette, 2000 Ranger R83 Bass Boat |
Having seen the second picture posted showing the crack in the wheel, I hesitate to still suggest that you have it repaired. With that much damage I probably would now look to have it replaced.
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Feb 1 2008, 03:47 PM
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Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,340 Joined: 9-August 07 Member No.: 31,123 Status: Location: Brooklyn, New York Drives: 1996 Volvo 850 R,1968 SS clone Camaro,1963 pan/shovel chopper, 1949 Panhead bobber, 1967 Triumph Bonneville, 1967 Honda 175, 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, 1996 Impala SS big-block, 2004 Mercedes E500 (the mrs.), 1934 Dodge, |
JKS2 is correct. I don't even think that any repair service would think about a repair like that. that is some stress crack. replacement is the best and safest option. price wouldn't even come into play on this on. better to pay more than to have it come apart at speed.
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Feb 3 2008, 09:24 AM
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Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,420 Joined: 29-April 05 Member No.: 4,684 Status: Location: USA Drives: 2005 S60 R |
Completely off topic, but how 'bout some info on the Conquest. Man I love those!!
And I agree, the wheel is trash. |
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Feb 3 2008, 01:34 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 4-October 07 Member No.: 33,254 Status: Location: Philadelphia burbs, PA Drives: 2001 C70 Coupe |
Nice, look at that Dodge Conquest. I haven't seen one of those in 10 years.
I also fell in love with those cars when they came out. Mitsubishi Starion was the same car. I always heard these cars gained a bad reputation for mechanical problems. I actually had a guy in my area driving around with pictures of lemons all over his car with a tree through the sunroof. But here you have one still running. Congrats. |
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