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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:53 am
by lolhoward
Sorry to hear about it mate. Hopefully its not the road too long.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:41 pm
by 3LL1077
Well i picked her up from the garage today
Aparently my mechanic said everything is ok and to change the wheel to the back.
It still doesnt drive right tho
So im gonna put my SE wheels back on and see how it drives then
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:36 pm
by Tim_GTi
I would imagine camber and tracking is f****d? Hows the bottom arm looking? The suspension strut straight? Any of the chassis bent?
Your extremely lucky if it's just the wheel and tyre!!!
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:38 pm
by 3LL1077
Well acording to my mechanic everything is ok
Im putting my SE wheels on tomorrow Tim and gonna drive it and see how it drives.
Then have the tracking looked at again
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:53 pm
by lolhoward
I cant imagine that all that force caused no other damage even if its minor. At the very least I would have agrred with Tim & said the tracking must be slightly out.
Glad you've got it back though and so quickly. Fingers crossed nothing else is needed, or maybe just a bit of allignment.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:33 pm
by Mouse_GTI
Lucky that wasn't worse. What did the polis say about your plates?
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:50 pm
by 3LL1077
Mouse_GTI wrote:Lucky that wasn't worse. What did the polis say about your plates?
Didnt say a word, he was asking me about it being friendly. All you guys give coppers a bad name. Ive not had any trouble so far
I had to laugh tho
The RAC guy was on the phone to "headquarters" requesting a low loader. and i quote
"Its a seriously low Polo"
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:54 pm
by lolhoward
3LL1077 wrote:Mouse_GTI wrote:Lucky that wasn't worse. What did the polis say about your plates?
Didnt say a word, he was asking me about it being friendly. All you guys give coppers a bad name. Ive not had any trouble so far
I had to laugh tho
The RAC guy was on the phone to "headquarters" requesting a low loader. and i quote
"Its a seriously low Polo"
Quality!!!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:37 am
by h4r1s
3LL1077 wrote:
"Its a seriously low Polo"
makes it all worth it ey
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:01 pm
by Tim_GTi
h4r1s wrote:3LL1077 wrote:
"Its a seriously low Polo"
makes it all worth it ey
Haha yeh!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:42 pm
by Biddle
Seen a video somewhere before of (I think dutch) polo being loaded onto low loader on the side of the road. But you could hear the bumper scraping the floor all the way on
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:31 pm
by 3LL1077
The guy took his time getting my car on and off the trailer. Didnt scrape at all
Took the wheel off today, its official. The wheel is fcuked and so is the tyre.
So i will order a new wheel tomorrow and get another tyre when i get the wheel.
What a pain in the arrrse
The hub seems ok, i still have a dodgy sound coming from my drivers wheel arch on full lock, and a funny flapping noise while driving from the drivers wheel arch!
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:17 am
by lolhoward
I spoke to a mechanic tonight and mentioned your misfortune. He said worst case would be that the alloy knocked or dented your disc causing vibrations or noise/scrapping. Hows it seem?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:19 am
by 3LL1077
lolhoward wrote:I spoke to a mechanic tonight and mentioned your misfortune. He said worst case would be that the alloy knocked or dented your disc causing vibrations or noise/scrapping. Hows it seem?
Oh thankyou Howard thats very thought ful of you
Now youve mentioned that, putting two and two together. The RAC guy at the scene said my wheel had colided or something with my caliper. So that may be what it is, alltho the noise i swear is coming from the drivers side.
Alltho i thought the thudding noise was coming from my drivers side........and the passenger side wheel came off
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:23 am
by lolhoward
He siad either the disc took most of the impact or your disc and caliper. So might be dis-aligned? He said the slightest knock on the disc can cause vibrations.