MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Stanipkiss on May 23, 2013, 09:58:01 pm

Title: Kerbed
Post by: Stanipkiss on May 23, 2013, 09:58:01 pm: Carefully (not enough) tried to park the car collecting daughter from her friends house and this grind/scrape noise from the front
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstanipkiss%2Fwheels%2FIMG_0273_zps358d1c6c.jpg&hash=10279784e4f4bb3f5f28d9a82018d4ba0b97a1c7)
I know they are dirty!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstanipkiss%2Fwheels%2FIMG_0274_zps856483b4.jpg&hash=2c721b640c0b523c3a52f69a8ebca7e7da906111)

Quite pissed off that the tyre did'nt really save the wheel.

Anyone else feel my pain?? :sad1:
Title: Re: Kerbed
Post by: gjseb16 on May 23, 2013, 10:00:23 pm: oh yeah unlucky bud :sad1:
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Post by: dmac1969 on May 23, 2013, 10:09:24 pm: Could it be smart repaired? It doesnt look that bad really. I know how annoying it is though as I done my first GTI after only 2 weeks of ownership!
Title: Re: Kerbed
Post by: ripmateyy on May 23, 2013, 10:14:43 pm: :sad1:
Title: Re: Kerbed
Post by: TomGTI on May 23, 2013, 11:55:40 pm: I hit a kerb today on a straight road in the wet, driver error but luckily I bounced off must be the Michelin PS3s kerb protection, not chip alloy :congrats: :grin: :driver:
Title: Re: Kerbed
Post by: OSB on May 24, 2013, 08:27:26 am: Oh I hate that grinding noise!
That does not look too bad from the photo. Prob easily reparable.
A place near me will do a £25 'small repair' - move the tyre from the rim, smooth off and blow in to match. Or £100 for complete strip, repair and paint. Cheaper places are available depending on your location.......

Really annoying when that money could have been spent on something much more fun though!
Title: Re: Kerbed
Post by: Polo6n1600i on May 24, 2013, 06:27:29 pm: AR53!!!! :sad1:
Title: Re: Kerbed
Post by: samiep on May 25, 2013, 08:51:35 pm: did the same coming out of Heathrow stupid mistake and so annoying i feel your pain :indifferent: :indifferent: