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cozzers · Jun 20th, 2003, 01:59 AM

OUCH! I know how you all feel having just done this myself about 10 minutes ago whilst trying to get out of the way of an ambulance.

It great news that you can get 'em fixed, but the damage to mine is more of a chunk than a scrape, in fact I'm pretty sure that I've left some of the wheel still attached to the pesky 8" kerb that they have around here.

Anyway, the alignment seems ok and I was going pretty slow so hopefully no suspension damage, but the scrape is about 3 inches long and an inch wide. Is it likely that damage this bad can be fixed? If not, any idea how much a new 16" 5 spoke costs?

GTmini · Jun 20th, 2003, 02:33 AM

The transport company that brought my car out to me instantly drove my MCS up ONTO a curb when unloading it from the truck. 2+ months later and they're still giving me the runaround about paying for it!...just got off of the phone with them again a few minutes ago. I hadn't even driven the car yet and it was already damaged, right before my eyes.

Jazzy Jase · Jun 20th, 2003, 03:46 AM

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Originally posted by cozzers
OUCH! I know how you all feel having just done this myself about 10 minutes ago whilst trying to get out of the way of an ambulance.

It great news that you can get 'em fixed, but the damage to mine is more of a chunk than a scrape, in fact I'm pretty sure that I've left some of the wheel still attached to the pesky 8" kerb that they have around here.

Anyway, the alignment seems ok and I was going pretty slow so hopefully no suspension damage, but the scrape is about 3 inches long and an inch wide. Is it likely that damage this bad can be fixed? If not, any idea how much a new 16" 5 spoke costs?

As long as you have not bent the rim I don't see why they can't fix it. Some of the wheel was left on the kerb when I did it and they have used some sort of filler to put the shape back.

Pamlico · Jun 20th, 2003, 04:12 AM

The person who repaired my wheel mentioned that he has a filler that is made to strongly bond to alloy. He described using it on wheels that have had quite large chunks banged out of the wheel. The filler is applied and then ground to fit and to blend into the existing material. He claims that once finished it can't be told from the original.

RickyMini · Jun 23rd, 2003, 07:28 PM

I curbed the front passenger wheel too a few days ago.

Could hit myself twice with the biggest hammer!

Will they (garage) be able to fix it in one day, because my car is due for its first service probably next week.

Pamlico · Jun 23rd, 2003, 08:56 PM

Look for my posting a few above this one. One of my S-lites was damaged quite the same as yours and it was fixed in my driveway while still on the car. Didn't take very long to fix.

Good luck.

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Jun 20th, 2003, 01:59 AM	#21
cozzers MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SW London Local Time: 01:20 AM Posts: 120 Offline	OUCH! I know how you all feel having just done this myself about 10 minutes ago whilst trying to get out of the way of an ambulance. It great news that you can get 'em fixed, but the damage to mine is more of a chunk than a scrape, in fact I'm pretty sure that I've left some of the wheel still attached to the pesky 8" kerb that they have around here. Anyway, the alignment seems ok and I was going pretty slow so hopefully no suspension damage, but the scrape is about 3 inches long and an inch wide. Is it likely that damage this bad can be fixed? If not, any idea how much a new 16" 5 spoke costs?

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Jun 20th, 2003, 02:33 AM	#22 (permalink)
GTmini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Local Time: 05:20 PM Posts: 455 Offline	The transport company that brought my car out to me instantly drove my MCS up ONTO a curb when unloading it from the truck. 2+ months later and they're still giving me the runaround about paying for it!...just got off of the phone with them again a few minutes ago. I hadn't even driven the car yet and it was already damaged, right before my eyes.

Jun 20th, 2003, 03:46 AM	#23 (permalink)
Jazzy Jase MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Berkshire, UK Local Time: 12:20 AM Posts: 429 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by cozzers OUCH! I know how you all feel having just done this myself about 10 minutes ago whilst trying to get out of the way of an ambulance. It great news that you can get 'em fixed, but the damage to mine is more of a chunk than a scrape, in fact I'm pretty sure that I've left some of the wheel still attached to the pesky 8" kerb that they have around here. Anyway, the alignment seems ok and I was going pretty slow so hopefully no suspension damage, but the scrape is about 3 inches long and an inch wide. Is it likely that damage this bad can be fixed? If not, any idea how much a new 16" 5 spoke costs? As long as you have not bent the rim I don't see why they can't fix it. Some of the wheel was left on the kerb when I did it and they have used some sort of filler to put the shape back.

Jun 20th, 2003, 04:12 AM	#24 (permalink)
Pamlico Dead Man's Curve? Feh. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Local Time: 08:20 PM Posts: 1,176 Offline	The person who repaired my wheel mentioned that he has a filler that is made to strongly bond to alloy. He described using it on wheels that have had quite large chunks banged out of the wheel. The filler is applied and then ground to fit and to blend into the existing material. He claims that once finished it can't be told from the original.

Jun 23rd, 2003, 08:56 PM	#26 (permalink)
Pamlico Dead Man's Curve? Feh. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Local Time: 08:20 PM Posts: 1,176 Offline	Look for my posting a few above this one. One of my S-lites was damaged quite the same as yours and it was fixed in my driveway while still on the car. Didn't take very long to fix. Good luck.

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