bugbear

ah, uk roundabouts can be fun, but not on cold tyres.

my10ae

OUCH! Wait... thats a DOUBLE OUCH!

sunlightred8

eeee....ahhh, well I guess you get a new rim 'eh. ahah

man, how fast were ya goin'?

bugbear

i'd just gone half a mile, air temp around 5C (41F) and entered the single lane roundabout at 56mph - i know cos i checked just before i turned. the car understeered and i braked. hit the kerb almost side on (rear took some damage too) maybe 5mph sideways, 25 forwards.

two new rims - £460 - amazingly cheap for the uk - that would have been £1000+ for bee emm wheels.

Astor

Was that with or without DSC?

Navybeardbb

Man that is seriously on F*ck'd up wheel... that sucks man. Look at the bright side at least you didn't mess up more!

bugbear

Astor - DSC on. It didnt help - the fronts had no grip - i really didnt realise how much those RE40s have to warm up.

MyRxBad

iTrader: (1)

I'd be having a good look at the front suspension too after that hit.

Sue Esponte

That's ugly. Maybe cause for a wheel upgrade?

-Eric

loco4rx8

I don't know how hard you hit the curb, but I had very similar damage to my wheel after being hit by another car. It wasn't a very hard hit and my suspension was fine. It doesn't take too much to punch a hole in these rims.

Knerk

Loco is right the rims are a bit fragile - but perform ok. They tend to snap more than bend.

bugbear

Eric - not time for a wheel upgrade, but with one puncture i did take the opportunity to purchase two new S-03s

JSE RX-8

wow that sucks man. post pics of the new setup when you can

mmmdowning

Ouch! That had to hurt.

z00m-z00m

Doesn't look very cool there man. Time to go shopping for new rims, or look for people who already purchased new ones and are looking to sell their old ones.

Mikelikes2drive

at least your axle didnt break...

Squidward

ouch!! is it okay to drive still?? Geez, I think the tire might blow or deflate or something with the rim looking like that...