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My wife curbed one alloy wheel

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  • 18-08-2006 1:18pm
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    philtaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭


    I am now thinking putting the wife on the new car insurance was a bad idea. Only 10 weeks old and last night came home with 3 deep marks in the left front alloy.

    Can anyone recommend a place that well repair one wheel as soon as possible as my pride and joy is scared?

    I hear Halfords have a kit for about 50 euro for repairing them is that any good?


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    Saruman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    You could have done it just as easy as here though... how is she at driving usually? Is she confident or does she panic? Pray for the first one... at least the most she will do is mark a few alloys.


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    philtaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭philtaylor


    No shes quite good usually , it just that its a brand new car and I dont even park it beside a L driver in case they scrape it by accident .

    No she has her own car and my car was in the driveway blockin hers last night and she thought as she only going to the shops down the road she would take her first spin in the new car without me I would add and the first thing she does is mis judge the turning circle or something I dont know and bang 3 nice tents in the wheel. Anyway thats her excuse.


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    So where did you bury the body?


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    Bluetonic
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    philtaylor wrote:
    No shes quite good usually , it just that its a brand new car and I dont even park it beside a L driver in case they scrape it by accident .

    I've heard it all now. :rolleyes:


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    el tel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭el tel


    Time for a new wife! Make sure the next one is older than 10 weeks- that's very young to be out driving at night;)


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    ircoha
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    how is the tyre, which is a more serious issue.
    also check that the seal on the rim is not suspect as I presume it is a tubeless setup.

    also depending on how hard the belt was u should get the tracking re-done


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    5500
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭5500


    Its diy fixable,but how competent are you?if the damage is quite bad chances are it'd be cheaper to buy a whole new wheel


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    regedit
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    philtaylor wrote:
    I am now thinking putting the wife on the new car insurance was a bad idea. Only 10 weeks old and last night came home with 3 deep marks in the left front alloy.

    Can anyone recommend a place that well repair one wheel as soon as possible as my pride and joy is scared?

    I hear Halfords have a kit for about 50 euro for repairing them is that any good?

    TRy these guys!
    I do not know anything about them but they advertise that they repair the type of problem you have.
    Dialadent


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    mike65
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    I wont comment as it seems I've got a reputation. :(

    Mike.


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    Supercell
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    mike65 wrote:
    I wont comment as it seems I've got a reputation. :(

    Mike.

    Nah the poster is cleary thinking of someone else, you don't drive a Merc ;):D
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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,856 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Longfield wrote:
    Nah the poster is cleary thinking of someone else, you don't drive a Merc ;):D

    And anyway it was a baby one, not a big one ;)


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Quite so. Insulted twice and wrongly both times! Boo! :(;)

    Mike.


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    stratos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭stratos


    There was a guy here a while back looking for an alloy wheel for his garage to keep his hose wound on. If it was me I'd send the wife over to as a hose reel.


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    Big Balls
    Closed Accounts Posts: 944 ✭✭✭Big Balls


    Noel 087 2071047.. will do a fantastic job.

    Auto Smart Systems..


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    philtaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭philtaylor


    cheers for the help , i'll get sorted on monday because everytime I look at it is driving me crazy.


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    Rudolph Claus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Rudolph Claus


    Throw up a pic of this wheel till we see what all the fuss is, and tell your wife to stay off the road.


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    jimmycrackcorm
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    Bluetonic wrote:
    I've heard it all now. :rolleyes:

    Seeing as my sister in law learning to drive couldn't manage to get her car out of an underground parking space without tearing the whole side on a pillar, I'd easily agree with the poster...

    Guess you haven't heard it all after all.


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,896 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Next time I park, I'm taking off my L-signs to lure other drivers into a false sense of security. Muhahahaha.


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