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[britishlewis]

So the other day an idiot in a van pulled out on me driving towards a junction I had to slam on and I swerved into a curb it has caused quite a bit of damage to my wing as the wheel came up with such force it has lifted the wing upwards and damaged the Seam line what do you guys think is
the best course of action to take? ( can't claim on his insurance as he sped away and I couldn't catch up to him I'll upload some pics of the damage anyway


Also there is a throbbing sound when I'm driving that gets faster when I speed up ????

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Edited by britishlewis, 05 May 2015 - 05:56 PM.

[britishlewis]

Can some one tell me how to upload pics?

[gazza82]

Put pics on photobox or similar and stick links in posts

[britishlewis]

Also I'm now fighting to keep the car in a straight line it pulls to the right which is the side I hit it on but everything looks rather straight to me no obvious damage to anything I can see mechanically wise

[britishlewis]

Cheers gazza will do it now

[britishlewis]

So it won't let me upload pica on my phone because it won't let me paste the codes

[gazza82]

There are pictures on the original post ...

[Blatherskite]

If its pulling, likely the steering got bent, or the tie rod is deformed, maybe pulled the subframe out of true. I should have a good look underneath and see if anything is bent or dented that shouldn't be. Compare left & right sides to check, in all 3 dimensions.

[Stu.]

The damage looks minor to me. I guess the tyre has jolted upwards and hit the wing radius and arch forcing it up and stressing the seam with the impact, so at most I would guess the wing may be a little distorted.

 

Due to the impact the tracking would have been knocked out,  so you might need to get it re-tracked by a garage. The steering arms may look straight but there may be other damage so check everything carefully. I'd also check both sides of the tyre wall for splits and tears which may have occurred from the kerb impact.

[britishlewis]

Cheers lads slightly reassuring but also makes me worried at the same time I'm having the wing repaired this weekend and the castle repaired ill have it re tracked and see If it still pulls to one side like it does now. (Also when I got back in when I go to drive in a straight line the steering wheel has gone from 12o clock to about 10o clock ????)

[Bungle]

i would have a look around the subframe and the areas it mounts to the body

 

have a good look around where the tie bars fit

[britishlewis]

There are pictures on the original post ...

Yeah I worked it out and edited them in :)

[britishlewis]

So I'm going to get the wing repaired and tracking done but if it doesn't solve my issue does anybody know of anybody who will or fancy taking a look them self's as I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for!! I'm in leeds

[britishlewis]

So I'm going to get the wing repaired and tracking done but if it doesn't solve my issue does anybody know of anybody who will or fancy taking a look them self's as I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for!! I'm in leeds

[gazza82]

So is that 2nd picture from the left the driver's side sill? He may actually have done you a favour by showing up that rust .. so it may be more that a simple wing-beating visit.

 

If the steering is pulling then you have bent something on the suspension or steering ..