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Old May 15, 2004 | 08:26 PM
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Destroyed wheel & tire

Absolutely destroyed my wheel and tire... I think I nicked a corner of a drain gutter that stuck out into the road. Time for new wheels...




Time for new wheels, the 3 are for sale, msg me for info.


Any reccomendations for new wheels?


This SUCKS!
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Old May 15, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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Ouch!
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Old May 15, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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Dam, sorry man.....
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Old May 18, 2004 | 09:35 PM
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Ok.. Found the ****er that destroyed my wheel..



Its dead center of th eleft lane on dalton ave in pittsfield... Do you think I can get some insurance or cash from the city from this? I took a ****load of pics, let me know if you need more.

The hole is about 5" in diameter..
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Old May 18, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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How does an 8" wide tire fit in a 5" diameter hole?

You might look into wheel repair places. Hopefully you can get it repaired for around 100 dollars.
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Old May 18, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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If the tire blew, the corner would dig right in.. like it did
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Old May 18, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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im confused. so u didnt know where u broke ur wheel and poped ur tire?? so if my tire would go flat and have a dent i would not notice it under normal driving??
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Old May 18, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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i know here in CA you can file a claim with the city and they paid for a friend of mine's rim
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Old May 18, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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you can file a claim against the city, but probably not worth your time. Maybe file an insurance claim depending on your deductable. Sucks.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 03:47 AM
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uhhh.. reas0n.. I knew.. haha BANG, *loose control all over*
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Old May 19, 2004 | 04:23 AM
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Damn man, hate that happend, but you have the best reason in the world to throw you some bad *** volks on there now.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 04:35 AM
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ouch

wow...i cant believe that thing is just in the middle of the road. i couldnt imagine doing that with volks or any other after market rim i would consider to put on my evo.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 04:58 AM
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wow, sorry to hear that. I'm pretty surprised at the amount of damage it did, usually it results in a bent rims, but damn thats bad. hopefully you can get the city to pay for the damages. best of luck to ya!

BTW do EVOs come with a full sized spare??
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Old May 19, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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Here are more pics of the pipe / wheel

http://www.ridonkulous.com/random/wheel/

My boss's uncle is the chief of police here, he's going to give a call into the chief and see who I talk to about getting some compensation... He definitely thinks I can.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:01 AM
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Pm'ed you about buying the other 3 wheels.
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