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Matt L
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5th Dec 08 at 22:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

anyone else done it in 2nite? soon annoyed, thankfully its only a smallish mark but still annoying goin garage tomorrow with my bumper so think ill see if theres anything he can do.
corsa_sean
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gutter mate how new are they ?
Ben G
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i done my rear passenger one a month or so ago, felt gutting was only going less than 1mph aswell

easiest thing to do is park far away from the kerb
Matt L
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bout month or 2 not very old at all

[Edited on 05-12-2008 by Matt L]
Matt L
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5th Dec 08 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ben, i was just pulling out of a space nd mounted the curb hardy moving lol gutted.
Ben G
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5th Dec 08 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i done mine reversing round a corner we can share the pain together

is yours badly kerbed or just scuffed? i got a 3 pen thing from halfords (ford part) to fix mine, cost a tenner iirc.
All Torque
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5th Dec 08 at 22:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well well well.....
Matt L
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its more chunk that scrape if that makes sense
Matt L
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
Well well well.....


this is completely different
All Torque
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This won't end soon
GavCorsa
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yep same here, done mine yesterday when parking to go to dentist

took chunk out of spoke rather than just little scrape on the rim
Whittie
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I fell asleep in a tunnel and kerberd two wheels. Was gutted...
All Torque
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Planty02 curbed his wheel once. True story.
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
Planty02 curbed his wheel once. True story.


it was only a light scuff
VegasPhil
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5th Dec 08 at 23:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I did one of my SXi wheels 2 weeks ago in Tesco. Stands out like a sore thumb now


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I once kerbed my wheel on a Friday night

When I say kerbed, it was more smashed it's way up a kerb whilst sitting roughly parralel to the kerb

An unexpected tight bend, inexperience and slamming on the brakes don't go to well together. Ended up with a 2 inch gash in the sidewall of the tyre too
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Nope, I'm not a woman and have spacial awareness and can drive.

*flame suit on*
Mike
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I know a hedge that says different
All Torque
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YES! Mike is in the game!
Matt L
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mike with a low blow .
Kurt
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Lift off oversteer

Still did t kern by wheel though...
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I;ve done one of mine of a 6ft6 thing
Jonny P
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
I once kerbed my wheel on a Friday night

When I say kerbed, it was more smashed it's way up a kerb whilst sitting roughly parralel to the kerb

An unexpected tight bend, inexperience and slamming on the brakes don't go to well together. Ended up with a 2 inch gash in the sidewall of the tyre too


ive done very similar

 
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