Broken Dymag alloy wheels
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Does anyone else have a set of Dymag magnesium alloy wheels or know of anyone that has managed to damage them?
Had a nasty incident resulting in a cracked alloy and an 11 hour lift home from Edinburgh to London...in a tow truck...on new years eve!
The long and short of it is that I have a 2.5 inch hairline crack on the inside rim of the offside rear probably due to an altercation with a hefty pothole. Does anyone have any idea if it's possible to get what I assume is a stress fracture repaired / re-welded or is it a case of a new wheel?
Anyway, I hope everyone had a more enjoyable new years eve than myself!!
Had a nasty incident resulting in a cracked alloy and an 11 hour lift home from Edinburgh to London...in a tow truck...on new years eve!
The long and short of it is that I have a 2.5 inch hairline crack on the inside rim of the offside rear probably due to an altercation with a hefty pothole. Does anyone have any idea if it's possible to get what I assume is a stress fracture repaired / re-welded or is it a case of a new wheel?
Anyway, I hope everyone had a more enjoyable new years eve than myself!!
Repairing magnesium wheels is a biiiig no-no..
Actually you should have them X-rayed each year to find small stress fractures as these wheels *will* crack after a while.Quite normal for magnesium wheels (strong, light, but extremely brittle material)
You may not have hit anything, just 'worn out' the wheel.
Bye, Arno.
Actually you should have them X-rayed each year to find small stress fractures as these wheels *will* crack after a while.Quite normal for magnesium wheels (strong, light, but extremely brittle material)
You may not have hit anything, just 'worn out' the wheel.
Bye, Arno.
From what I've read Magnesium wheels are consumables for competition cars, not things to run on the road.
If the lacquer finish is scratched or chipped then you will get corrosion pits from moisture in the air very rapidly, which will cause stress points which lead to fractures. Dangerous unless maintained and tested properly IMHO.
AdrianR
If the lacquer finish is scratched or chipped then you will get corrosion pits from moisture in the air very rapidly, which will cause stress points which lead to fractures. Dangerous unless maintained and tested properly IMHO.
AdrianR
Unlucky mate, as someone who drives around on some of possibly the worst kept roads in Christendom (those of Kent CC) you have my full sympathy.
Can't offer any advice re: the wheels and repairs but you might like to put in a call to the council where the damage occurred and ask them for a new wheel.
I've heard that you can often get compensation for this sort of thing.
Best of luck.
Can't offer any advice re: the wheels and repairs but you might like to put in a call to the council where the damage occurred and ask them for a new wheel.
I've heard that you can often get compensation for this sort of thing.
Best of luck.
Ha ha, Insurance again. You may as well put a claim in for the damaged wheel from the local Highways Authority, just dont expect them to pay for it (this is Insurance after all !!).
Essentially, the pothole that you drove into will have to be more than 2 inches in depth to be considered actionable in accordance with the Highways Act 1980 (and if it is isnt then Im sure there are always others along that stretch of road you could take a photo of which are.......).
If it is more than 2 inches though, then the Authority can always rely upon what is termed the Statutory Defence (God I know this is boring, but this is what I do for a living fellas), which is whether or not the locus is subject to a system of inspection, ie a man from the Council drives/walks round the local footpaths and roads once every month/3 months/6 months (the more traffic uses it, then the more frequent the system of inspection has to be...you still following this ?). IF the Council do have such a system of inspection in place and the pothole wasnt there at the time of the last inspection, then legally they can refuse to pay your claim out.
What you must insist on though is obtaining copies of the Highways inspection records 12 months pre accident (so you can verify what they are saying is correct) and also details of the post accident inspection (if yet done), in addition to the complaints/accident log for the road in question (again 12 months pre accident).
Tell you what, put the claim in, if it doesnt get paid, then post it on here again and Ill try and help you to recover your monies. We Lotus people must stick together after all......
Cheers.
Essentially, the pothole that you drove into will have to be more than 2 inches in depth to be considered actionable in accordance with the Highways Act 1980 (and if it is isnt then Im sure there are always others along that stretch of road you could take a photo of which are.......).
If it is more than 2 inches though, then the Authority can always rely upon what is termed the Statutory Defence (God I know this is boring, but this is what I do for a living fellas), which is whether or not the locus is subject to a system of inspection, ie a man from the Council drives/walks round the local footpaths and roads once every month/3 months/6 months (the more traffic uses it, then the more frequent the system of inspection has to be...you still following this ?). IF the Council do have such a system of inspection in place and the pothole wasnt there at the time of the last inspection, then legally they can refuse to pay your claim out.
What you must insist on though is obtaining copies of the Highways inspection records 12 months pre accident (so you can verify what they are saying is correct) and also details of the post accident inspection (if yet done), in addition to the complaints/accident log for the road in question (again 12 months pre accident).
Tell you what, put the claim in, if it doesnt get paid, then post it on here again and Ill try and help you to recover your monies. We Lotus people must stick together after all......
Cheers.
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