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Hit a curb, wheel damaged

  • 23-05-2009 2:12am
    #1
    2Shae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭


    So this evening i was on the way home, cat ran infront of me, slammed on breaks, car slid and left front tire hit a curb.
    The rim is damaged, and the tire is about 1CM away from the mudflap now. and to drive straight i have to hold the steering wheel at a sideways angle.
    Car: VW POLO Saloon, 99


    Please tell me this is not going to be an expensive repair and can be done in under a day, otherwise. im screwed.


Comments

  • #2
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    is it an allow no? Just swap it with the spare and get a new one.


  • #3
    2Shae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭2Shae


    its not but the whole tire etc has moved towards the mudflap, so i think something behind it got damaged. i really cant afford a big bill right now. i had to buy a new laptop last week after mine gave up the ghost. and i NEED my car tomorrow night :/


  • #4
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,886 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    2Shae wrote: »
    its not but the whole tire etc has moved towards the mudflap, so i think something behind it got damaged. i really cant afford a big bill right now. i had to buy a new laptop last week after mine gave up the ghost. and i NEED my car tomorrow night :/

    Sounds like suspension damage. Has the wheel itself been pushed back within the wheelarch?

    If so it's possibly dangerous to drive, and is not a simple fix either.


  • #5
    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭bushy...


    If you turn the wheels to one side and look under it you'll see something like in the attached scribble.

    The bits with red arrows ( or whatever is similar in your case ) are probably damaged at the very least :(

    Add in a few steering parts too maybe ,and obviosly enough new wheel and tyre as Seany said


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