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Dented one of my 22" rims...
I think it was a piece of wood I tried to avoid on the motorway the other day.
Went out to find n/s rear tyre was flat on Saturday. Got out the compressor, but after 5 mins it was still showing 0 psi. Got out the trolley jack, and changed it for the spare (which is a standard 17" alloy). No sign of a puncture or anything, so I put the wheel in the boot and headed for the garage airline. Once I started to try and put some air in I could hear it escaping from somewhere at the back - sure enough there was a dent on the inside rim. The ultra-low profile of these tyres means that the sidewalls are very sensitive to this type of thing, as there's not enough flexibility to keep a decent seal when the rim is dented.
Land Rover insurance have been excellent, as has my local dealer (Hillendale). The car was due to go in for a software upgrade on Wednesday anyway, so they're going to get the new wheel and tyre in from Kahn for then. £300 excess, but the wheel and tyre is £1000, so I guess I just have to bite the bullet. At least my NCB is protected!2005 Disco 3 TDV6 7 seater. Leather, DVD, fully colour-coded.
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21st Aug 2006 10:52 am
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Re: Dented one of my 22" rims...
Mr Bling wrote:
the wheel and tyre is £1000
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Why do you need a new tyre as well if it's only the rim that's damaged?
21st Aug 2006 12:49 pm
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For the price of that one wheel & tyre I bought 5 x RR 19" new rims with new MTRs. A much more worthwhile investment! Now got to get the dents out of my side tubes (or at least paint them so that the rust does not set in!!)
21st Aug 2006 12:57 pm
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I have to say the ride is not harsh at all. The tyre is not damaged particularly, but I figure a) If the impact was hard enough to dent the rim, there could be some unseen damage inside the sidewall, and b) If I'm going to have to make a claim anyway, then I want to make sure it's all fixed at once (rather than replace the wheel and THEN find that the tyre is also damaged)
I do get some strange looks, mainly from other 4x4 drivers who shake their heads in disgust at my obviously-not-used-offroad Disco32005 Disco 3 TDV6 7 seater. Leather, DVD, fully colour-coded.
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21st Aug 2006 1:14 pm
LHD
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actually, I just checked-out your gallery and it's not as bad as I feared.
How's the wear on the painted plastic? My missus wanted the plastic colour-coding but the dealer was very much "it won't last well" WRT paint on the plastic.Discovery 3 Manual as PDF | Blackvue 500 | BAS Remap | Mates did South America in a Landie
21st Aug 2006 1:17 pm
Mr Bling
Member Since: 06 Mar 2006
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A few stone chips on the colour-coded parts (the rub strips and the wheel arches in particular). I'll get some touch up, and mayube have them repainted in a couple of years...2005 Disco 3 TDV6 7 seater. Leather, DVD, fully colour-coded.
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