"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
11/07/2016 at 12:49 • Filed to: None
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"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
11/07/2016 at 12:49 • Filed to: None | 0
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My wife came home in our E34 535i about a week ago and I noticed a 2 inch dent in the rear fender flare. She said she assumed it happened at work but hadn’t noticed. I kept my thoughts on this oversight to myself, and I had been planning on doing some work on it anyways. So I asked her to park it in the garage.
Here are some things I noticed.
The dent!
The wheel has a gouge near the outer part.
The tire has almost like a dent in it.
I have not gotten a chance to look underneath or drive the car(I had a bumper off and was trying to do some spot paint touch up).
So here is the hard part, I’m guessing after seeing my face, my wife must have started doing a little prodding of her co-workers, and someone has come forward saying they hit the car and they’d “find a way to pay to fix it”. My wife works with people that as far as I’m aware, don’t have lots of money.
This car is not perfect, especially the paint, and I’m less worried about the dent in the fender, which I think I’ll be able to get out with some clamps, wood, and magic, but more trying to figure out if I should be worried about the about the tire, alignment, suspension, and rear drive axle.
Could another car hitting my rear wheel as they are backing out cause any problems to cv joints or suspension? Is the tire deformity a sign of a potential problem and should I replace it?
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
11/07/2016 at 12:53 |
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“My wife works with people [...] who don’t have a lot of money”
But surely they have insurance right?.... Right?
Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
11/07/2016 at 12:54 |
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“Tire has almost like a dent in it”
That could be a broken belt in the sidewall, might want to have it looked at if you’re not sure.
Rico
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
11/07/2016 at 13:09 |
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Don’t risk a blow out, get that tire checked asap.
deekster_caddy
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
11/07/2016 at 13:14 |
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Have the tire inspected for damage to the sidewall and ask them to spin the wheel on the balancer to make sure it’s still straight. As far as fixing the cosmetic damage to the rim, there isn’t much except to replace it outright if there’s a chunk missing from it. If it’s just a scratch, it’s up to you how to prosecute. If the rim is bent it will at minimum need to be straightened, at that point you might as well start looking for a used rim or something...
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Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> deekster_caddy
11/07/2016 at 14:31 |
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Good call, I’m going to bring it in to a tire place and have them check both the tire and the rim. Theyll do it for free and then I have an independent voice.
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Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/07/2016 at 14:44 |
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Yeah, but he hasn’t volunteered it but I asked my wife to just mention it to him and warn him that because he hit the wheel, I’m worried about safety/drivability type things.
I’m trying not to put my wife out at a job that she loves, which I think if it were me making a big deal about what all he sees is as a dent, it would do.