Hit one today and this is the outcome, gota love our roads...

Just to say though, i phoned Martin @ Reyland and with such short notice he's sorted my one out sraight away, proper serive me thinks..

They need a refurb anyway...

 

Shit mate its always the way best wheels always get it ! nice one martoon

 

I think I have 3 wheels with flat spots now on my bmw, but they are just cheap LM reps so a bit heat and hit sorted them out .

 

Fooking wounded Carlo to say the least...

Yeah i did think of that, but i'm going to go with the new outer Neil and get them refurbed as they have salt marks on them anyway...

 

I hated my cxn's i once used soap from a jet wash that turned the rims white i was there for fucking days with autosol cleaning them. RL7's all the way

 

gutted for you pete!

 

Lol, that stuff probably had fooking acid in it Carlo..


Me too Mo...

 

When i got my LM's on the Porsche redone they put a sealer on the wheels that stoped them oxidising and they were so much easyer to keep clean.

 

Yeah i'm stuck what to do, go polished lip again or not as the polished lip is hard to maintain..

 

Yip they do look good but are a nightmare to look after, Im going to just get the ones on my bm powdercoated the brightest silver they do.

 

Yeah i'll chat to Martin and get his advice....

 

They are crazy big down here. Ruined a set of TSW Imola's i had and i panic about my Comp's now.
There are 6 or 7 like this within a 1/4 mile stretch of road. I have to swerve round them every single day.
The council survey truck came round measuring the road surface. How i laughed when the driver hit one of these pot holes and nearly got thrown out of his seat.

 

ive buckled a few wheels in the last couple of years in pot holes, not as expensive as your wheels though pete.

 

Saving grace it's not a whole wheel thank fook Fiddy..still shit though...

 

What a complete shit Pete, atleast its only the rim!

 

i was pissed off bending cheap wheels mate, if i was you, id be proper, proper, pissed off. get onto the council mate, see if you can put a claim in. chances are they will come up with some bullshit excuse to get out of paying, but its worth a shot. you dont buy a ticket, you dont win the raffle

 

gutted mate

claim off the council.

i think the 17s on my astra may have a few flat spots too

 

Will i need to measure the pot-hole etc then Ran??

I'll give them a call and see how the land lies..

 

You want to measure them and get as many photo's as you can, like my pictures above too

 

Cheers Vinny, i'll go look tomorow...

 

That's shit Pete!!

I destroyed 2 of my ST24 wheels in the same week last year when I hit potholes that were filled with water so weren't easily seen!

Proper fucks you off don't it?!!

 

Ay least its not a garge queen like my shed

Steve

 

Steve, i wish it was now...

 

Round here the pot hole has to be reported before they pay out!! If the pothole hasnt been reported they wont pay out!! Might eb worth getting a 'mate' to report the pot hole, then ring up saying youve hit it!!

 

Thats shit mate, we shouldnt have roads like this the amount we pay

Is it just me or do you also have a small hole in that tyre aswell?


EDIT had another look, its one of those little bits of rubber on new tyres

Bet i made you look though

 

Not good Pete...

Sure Brammer has a similar pic that he did to his CXN's

 

Awwww, thats not good Pete


If the roads are so bad around you, isn't it possible to get stronger dishes for the CXN's?

 

I'm pretty sure round here in Berkshire you need to get a claim in BEFORE the pot hole is reported.

Defo get some pics with a tape measure as above and put a claim in. My mates bro has done it a couple of times with the local council including claiming for shocks

 

Fucking hell mate, gutted for you!!

Was only saying to a mate earlier that i'm not looking forward to driving mine on the roads round here, they're shocking!!!

Can you not claim it back off the council?

 

Not good Pete, but bat least its not a full wheel you have to pay for and then try and claim back.

Will look for them pics too.

 

sorry to see this pete

 

Gutted for you Pete

 

ouch not good mate! hope you get it sorted

 

A few sites that may help:
http://www.potholes.co.uk/
http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/ could mean something else
http://www.fixmystreet.com/
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/

The condition of our roads take the piss and as usual we have to just put up with it, think of the other components that take the punishment too.

 

Well i've contacted the council and i've had to take pics of the wheel (which i have) the pot hole and then send a claim off, i may get fook all but it's worth a try.

Here's the bastard that did it, you can see from the second pic the depth of it and the last pic just how big it is AND smack where you drive...

 

why didnt you go around it?

 

That's a belter!! Shocking! Fingers crossed it pays for you mate, get a ruler in there or a packet of cigs for scale

 

Aaron, cus where that gap is by the post box there was a HUGE lorry parked mate..

Me too dude, fingers crossed..

 

I did a list of what to do to get a payout a while back but basiclly you take pics of the hole with something like a newspaper to show scale and date then call the council and ask to be put through to their insurance department, then claim from them.

Once the paperwork gets rollingthey will send out an inspector to see if the hole is as big as you say it is who will report back.

Then they will discuss who's fault the hole is, if a subcontractor has dug up the road then you get passed onto them or the council will admit liability.

You then have to get 2 quotes from different places to get the cost appriased and then send these quotes to the council.

They will then give youbthebgobahead to get the work done.

Then you sendthem the bill and they repay your costs.

Bit long winded but I once got £1850 for the estate and only last year I got £550 for the mondeo and I'm sure I've got anoher claim in there as well for something else.

Never back down and always go in there polite but firm because it's not your fault your car has been damaged and now you can't drive it with only 3 wheels you will be paying out for things like tax and insurance wihout actually being able to use the vehicle,

in my case we didn't have a second car at the time that could fit both child seats and 3 adults so it was imperative that I got the car fixed soon as, when I paid out for the work to be done and paid the labour for the quotes showing that the suspension was fully aligned as per the manufacturers specs and that the suspesion was in fact broken internally where the gass pocket had blown out on the damper I got everything changed and said that I was happy to swallow the labour cost for the fitting to the undamaged side of the suspension but the parts would have to be paid for through the claim.

Sorted

so make sure that you haven't mentioned anywhere that the rim is being fixed, only that it is the oyby possibly option as opposed to buying a complete new wheel rim and that the tyre is not damaged.

 

that explains it then pete.. Not good

Over here any damage done by council we have to pay the first $1200 and they pay whatever else so no point even claiming