Swift in Hole (Pothole) - Team-BHP

Kool_Kid · 8th July 2008, 13:04

Dear Friends ,

Today while parking my car into office i had a little accident . Since there is not much parking available in side our office , employee have to resort to parking outside . unfortunately the only space available to us is ridden with potholes & on top of it these holes are mostly not visible due to grass.

Today i found my self in one of them , the car took a beating with a loud 'THUD' noise and then came outside of hole. After i regained my cool , i saw the rubber lining ( which encapsulates the wheel arc from inside ) was lying outside. this seemed quite bad. but i was amazed to see the the ditch was just 4-6 cm in depth . their was no scratch on the bumper and car was looking fine.

I will be going tomorrow to get this repaired and will a also post the picture .
Can any one please let me know what else should need be checked.

I am still amazed to see the rubber lining damage even though the ditch was very small.

Elito11 · 8th July 2008, 13:11

That is indeed sad man, though i think its nothing major and ur car shud be okay

Cheer up!

Elito

subbarao · 8th July 2008, 13:13

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Originally Posted by Kool_Kid

Dear Friends ,

Today while parking my car into office i had a little accident . Since there is not much parking available in side our office , employee have to resort to parking outside . unfortunately the only space available to us is ridden with potholes & on top of it these holes are mostly not visible due to grass.

Today i found my self in one of them , the car took a beating with a loud 'THUD' noise and then came our of the hole. After i regained my cool , i saw the rubber lining ( which encapsulates the wheel arc from inside ) was lying outside. this seemed quite bad. but i was amazed to see the the ditch was just 4-6 cm in depth . their was no scratch on the bumper and car was looking fine.

I will be going tomorrow to get this repaired and will a also post the pic .
Can any one please let me know what else should need be checked.

I am still amazed to see the rubber lining damage even though the ditch was very small.

Hi,

A street dog hit to the left side of the bumper made damage to the Radiator bottom, that makes coolant leakage & made me to change for new radiator assembly to my new swift, a quality of material's used in swift really sucks.

bblost · 8th July 2008, 13:33

similar thread about a wheel in a hole
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...-man-hole.html (Wheel gets into a deep left-open man-hole!)

Mods: does this qualify for a merge

srishiva · 8th July 2008, 13:58

These things are fixed by plastic rivets or something. The edge of the cover should have hit the ground and might have plonked it off.

Kool_Kid · 8th July 2008, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by srishiva

These things are fixed by plastic rivets or something. The edge of the cover should have hit the ground and might have plonked it off.

Thanks srishiva . I did see lots of rivets on the ground , do you know how much does this rubber assembly going to cost ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elito11

That is indeed sad man, though i think its nothing major and ur car shud be okay

Cheer up!

Elito

Thank you guys for the comforting words

8th July 2008, 13:04	#1 (permalink)
Kool_Kid BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 105 View My Garage	Swift in Hole (Pothole) Dear Friends , Today while parking my car into office i had a little accident . Since there is not much parking available in side our office , employee have to resort to parking outside . unfortunately the only space available to us is ridden with potholes & on top of it these holes are mostly not visible due to grass. Today i found my self in one of them , the car took a beating with a loud 'THUD' noise and then came outside of hole. After i regained my cool , i saw the rubber lining ( which encapsulates the wheel arc from inside ) was lying outside. this seemed quite bad. but i was amazed to see the the ditch was just 4-6 cm in depth . their was no scratch on the bumper and car was looking fine. I will be going tomorrow to get this repaired and will a also post the picture . Can any one please let me know what else should need be checked. I am still amazed to see the rubber lining damage even though the ditch was very small. Last edited by Kool_Kid : 8th July 2008 at 13:09.

8th July 2008, 13:11	#2 (permalink)
Elito11 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 346	That is indeed sad man, though i think its nothing major and ur car shud be okay Cheer up! Elito __________________ ~ Maybe we have no needs, only wants.. ~

8th July 2008, 13:33	#4 (permalink)
bblost BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 697 View My Garage	similar thread about a wheel in a hole http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...-man-hole.html (Wheel gets into a deep left-open man-hole!) Mods: does this qualify for a merge __________________ Asatoma Sat Gamaya Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityorma aMritam Gamaya RE TBird 2003, no speedo, no range limits. Wagon R, 2004.

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8th July 2008, 13:58	#5 (permalink)
srishiva BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 707	These things are fixed by plastic rivets or something. The edge of the cover should have hit the ground and might have plonked it off.