F#cking Pothole!!!

Dammmittt · 04-04-2008, 05:16 PM

I hit a pothole in Kenmore Sq today trying to avoid another pothole

So, I scraped the corner of the plastic peice behind the bumper and there's a little tear along the side...anyone know what's in there? It looks like its underneath the radiator...

rosierobins2003 · 04-04-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dammmittt

I hit a pothole in Kenmore Sq today trying to avoid another pothole

So, I scraped the corner of the plastic peice behind the bumper and there's a little tear along the side...anyone know what's in there? It looks like its underneath the radiator...

sorry, but thankfully I do not know.

Rosie

F87LUV · 04-04-2008, 05:26 PM

welcome to the northeast... where many tires and rims perish.

Dammmittt · 04-04-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

welcome to the northeast... where many tires and rims perish.

I've done a good job of avoidance so far...it's hard to see em all in the rain though...

AtoB · 04-04-2008, 05:38 PM

how's the rim&tire?
i just tossed my summer wheels/tire back on an hour ago.... man i hope they start filling those potholes soon.

F87LUV · 04-04-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dammmittt

I've done a good job of avoidance so far...it's hard to see em all in the rain though...

i know the fn rain kills me!!!! i have almost every pothole memorized so even if i cant see it i know its there... sometimes you just cant help it

caseysc · 04-04-2008, 05:46 PM

Go to RealOEM.com with your VIN and search that body region. The site has two-dimensional drawings with every part labeled.

Good luck!

Burt Reynolds · 04-04-2008, 05:49 PM

Man- that sucks! I dodge potholes as a hobby here in Chicago. I cracked a wheel on another car this winter b/c of a pothole- not a cheap one either.

Good luck with the repair.

Dammmittt · 04-05-2008, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by AtoB

how's the rim&tire?
i just tossed my summer wheels/tire back on an hour ago.... man i hope they start filling those potholes soon.

Rim and tire were ok...I wasn't going that fast...it wasn't so much the pot hole as the raised manhole cover next to it that scraped the bottom of the car...can't avoid everything in traffic!!!

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Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

i know the fn rain kills me!!!! i have almost every pothole memorized so even if i cant see it i know its there... sometimes you just cant help it

I know what you mean...I usually drive through there in another lane and have the route memorized

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Originally Posted by caseysc

Go to RealOEM.com with your VIN and search that body region. The site has two-dimensional drawings with every part labeled.

Good luck!

I tried that...couldn't find anything...I'll take another look at it today...it's just a plastic panel...i'm mostly sure it's there to keep dirt out of the radiator.

MRulz · 04-05-2008, 11:46 AM

I feel your pain. It is just unavoidable; no matter how safe you can be it has to happen.

laidback · 04-05-2008, 04:44 PM

Good thing it was just a plastic piece...I blew 2 wheels and separated tires because of this craters (they are not potholes anymore)

here in West L.A...

Dammmittt · 04-05-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by laidback

Good thing it was just a plastic piece...I blew 2 wheels and separated tires because of this craters (they are not potholes anymore)

here in West L.A...

Yeah...it was right after a light, so I wasn't going that fast...maybe 10-20 mph...and most of the lane was all jacked up...so I try to avoid most of it, but heard the scrape and was like

laidback · 04-05-2008, 06:01 PM

I feel you man, that's why i use caution and try to memorize all the potholes but the they spread like wild fire...one other problem here in SoCal is they tear out the road and once their done they leave it like nobody's business...

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Originally Posted by Dammmittt

Yeah...it was right after a light, so I wasn't going that fast...maybe 10-20 mph...and most of the lane was all jacked up...so I try to avoid most of it, but heard the scrape and was like

Zeddy4Me · 04-06-2008, 04:32 AM

Blew up one of my tires on my MB in W. LA, sucked!

Artz 330 · 04-06-2008, 08:51 PM

I just replaced 1 run flat tire ($400.00) on my 335i due to bubble from hitting pot holes. Now I need to replace the other 2 cause they have bubbles. SHIT!

NJ is the reason my Z4M rattles and everything is loose.

NJ-Eric · 04-10-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Artz 330

I just replaced 1 run flat tire ($400.00) on my 335i due to bubble from hitting pot holes. Now I need to replace the other 2 cause they have bubbles. SHIT!

NJ is the reason my Z4M rattles and everything is loose.

Whoah! Are you sure your air pressure is up? I have (perhaps mistakenly?) attributed the extra strong sidewalls of the RFTs for providing protection from pot hole issues in my end of NJ. Man, the potholes of central 'Jersey are painful and prevalent.

Bubbles on a RFT? Wow. You drive like a maniac, yes?

-Eric

scottmcke · 04-10-2008, 12:28 PM

Got to love tire and wheel insurance!

takedown8 · 04-10-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by scottmcke

Got to love tire and wheel insurance!

What do you pay for tire & wheel insurance?

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