watch out for craters on the road!!!

FrankoQ · 02-21-2009, 07:26 PM

I could not avoid going thru a crater on 495
going towards VA right before the American L. bridge.
Front and rear right wheels took the hit.

rear rim bended and cracked.
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front rim just bended
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IDreamofBimmers · 02-21-2009, 07:55 PM

wow!!!
Yea... the road around here suck!!!
I've had a few close calls!!

ettil · 02-21-2009, 09:24 PM

Ow that sucks.

I need exact details on where this is. Like which lane? It will not go over well if I need 4 more tires within a year.

Spool · 02-21-2009, 10:49 PM

Damn Frank looks bad...Lenny just hit one too, he called me today about it...

Highflyr · 02-21-2009, 11:00 PM

I hit one on the on-ramp to 29s south from RT40W. One day it was there and the next patched. Thank god for road hazard.

bimdaddy · 02-21-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Highflyr

I hit one on the on-ramp to 29s south from RT40W. One day it was there and the next patched. Thank god for road hazard.

Yep I've dodged that one myself

M3-ADDICT · 02-22-2009, 01:11 AM

Yeah this year the freezing water just took a huge dump on the roads. Hopefully they fix them good by the time the warm weather goes up.

FrankoQ · 02-22-2009, 06:38 AM

second lane right before the last MD exit.

ase2dais · 02-22-2009, 03:40 PM

OUCH! that hurts, get an alignment after too Fq

Sniz · 02-22-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Highflyr

I hit one on the on-ramp to 29s south from RT40W. One day it was there and the next patched. Thank god for road hazard.

I hit that one too, but thank god I was in my pickup so it simply didnt matter. That would have SUCKED in my 335

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Yep I've dodged that one myself

nice to see more 335's in the area on the board, I have started to see quite a few around.

when I 1st got mine it was several months before I even saw another 335 on the road.

SE3P_to_E90 · 02-22-2009, 07:12 PM

Yep, a few months (maybe even a year) ago, i hit a pothole going <30mph on 395 (onramp) southbound... shredded my rft, bent my rim (although it looked straight). It cost $1200 to repair from BMW of towson (ugh)...

I tried to claim it through MD, and they said, too bad, tough luck. It was garbage.

FrankoQ · 02-27-2009, 01:06 PM

2 weeks, $400 and my rims are back.

LilFingers · 02-27-2009, 01:26 PM

Just the rim then no bubble on the tire or anything?

MTrizzy · 02-27-2009, 01:36 PM

Those tires looked pretty thin...what profile are you running? I imagine the rim took the brunt of the impact... either way that sucks. I hit a pothole about a month ago on norbek rd, had a small 'cosmetic' rip in the fat part of the sidewall... VOBs solution super glue it down

and act like it never happened... wow so glad i don't use them anymore.

DoNDoN · 02-27-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MTrizzy

Those tires looked pretty thin...what profile are you running? I imagine the rim took the brunt of the impact... either way that sucks. I hit a pothole about a month ago on norbek rd, had a small 'cosmetic' rip in the fat part of the sidewall... VOBs solution super glue it down

and act like it never happened... wow so glad i don't use them anymore.

Superglue? WTF?

FrankoQ · 02-27-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LilFingers

Just the rim then no bubble on the tire or anything?

No apparent damage to the tires.
The cracked rear rim had an almost gone tire anyway.
The front is probably 50% gone so I'll keep that.

DoNDoN · 02-27-2009, 01:40 PM

I think I need to keep the M in the garage for a while.

FrankoQ · 02-27-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MTrizzy

Those tires looked pretty thin...what profile are you running?

19s

FrankoQ · 02-27-2009, 01:43 PM

These guys went for the functional fix and did not care about cosmetics.
There is a big dab of welding stuff where the crack was.
Luckily, the damage was on the inside of the rim so it is well hidden.

MTrizzy · 02-27-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DoNDoN

I think I need to keep the M in the garage for a while.

yeah especially when your heading to cafe asia....l

DoNDoN · 02-27-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankoQ

These guys went for the functional fix and did not care about cosmetics.
There is a big dab of welding stuff where the crack was.
Luckily, the damage was on the inside of the rim so it is well hidden.

Welding? Really? Doesnt that compromise the rim at all? Wouldnt it have been cheaper to buy a new rim?

DoNDoN · 02-27-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MTrizzy

yeah especially when your heading to cafe asia....l

Shut it.

BTW you dont have the exhaust yet so you shouldnt have it in your sig.

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