crashed my gti

my_little_polo · Post by **my_little_polo** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:18 pm

hi, came round a corner yesterday didnt realise there was a speed bump went over it and my car came off the ground lost controle and smashed side ways into a kurb

damaged my wish bone, drive shaft sill wing and wheel. ive managed to get everyting apart from a wheel, it can be refurbed but would prefer a second hand one, can any one help, the wheel is a bbs which comes on the polo colour concepts. ive been told the car came of the ground because of my coilovers because it was way too low and there was no play in the suspension, so advise to anyone who has there car low as mine be careful because i landed on top of my steering wheel and came 5-6 inches of my seat, very scarey. hopefully back on road tomorrow

1der · Post by **1der** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:26 pm

glad to hear you ok mate

good luck with finding a new wheel

my_little_polo · Post by **my_little_polo** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:28 pm

ive got a price on a new wheel approx Â£280 might have to just get a new one.

neilGTI · Post by **neilGTI** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:42 am

sorry to hear about that

How low were/are you on the coilovers, and were you going fast ?

I have been looking into getting some coilovers, but wont be if they are dangerous

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:14 am

You must have been going far to fast or you have coilovers that basically dont move

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:01 pm

dont be put off coilovers neil they aint dangerous just make sure you get a quality set like fk's
im running coilovers and they are fine!
as sorted said you must of been going too fast round the corner to take off.
i dont even go fast enough to leave the ground over speed bumps LOL

best of luck getting things sorted mate

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:05 pm

neilGTI wrote:sorry to hear about that

How low were/are you on the coilovers, and were you going fast ?

I have been looking into getting some coilovers, but wont be if they are dangerous

Coilovers aren't dangerous Neil don't worry, I've had no troubles with mine (KW Variant 1's down somewhere between 60-70mm)

The only time my wheels have left the ground are on a lift and over a humpback bridge at 40mph

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:49 pm

my_little_polo wrote:hi, came round a corner yesterday didnt realise there was a speed bump went over it and my car came off the ground lost controle and smashed side ways into a kurb damaged my wish bone, drive shaft sill wing and wheel. ive managed to get everyting apart from a wheel, it can be refurbed but would prefer a second hand one, can any one help, the wheel is a bbs which comes on the polo colour concepts. ive been told the car came of the ground because of my coilovers because it was way too low and there was no play in the suspension, so advise to anyone who has there car low as mine be careful because i landed on top of my steering wheel and came 5-6 inches of my seat, very scarey. hopefully back on road tomorrow

you took off because of speed, not your coilovers! how come you landed on your steering wheel? sounds like a nasty accident but how fast were you going to NOT see a speed bump round a corner? or did you just not see it for other reasons?! glad no one was hurt either.

hope you get it all sorted, but I hope you slow down as well. I'll get off my soapbox now.....

edit: i apologise if I've misread your post and gone off on a rant

neilGTI · Post by **neilGTI** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:55 am

I think i am gonna keep saving for a set of coilovers then, i stop for speed bumps at the moment anyway so having coilovers wont make any difference to me on that front.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:28 pm

Hope you get it sorted soon.

neilGTI wrote:I think i am gonna keep saving for a set of coilovers then, i stop for speed bumps at the moment anyway so having coilovers wont make any difference to me on that front.

Definitely mate, I've never heard of coilovers being dangerous in this way before, they're prefectly safe

my_little_polo · Post by **my_little_polo** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:29 pm

i wasnt going fast, it was the speed ramp, i was doing around 15 mph, also didnt see the speed ramp, im running on fk coilovers and its slammed to the ground, im thinking of raising it up about half an inch, back on road now but im still gutterd, but also glad that i did'nt hit anybody or a car, please dont be put of by coilovers there is nothing wrong with them, im just saying be careful over the ramps, thanks everyone.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:09 pm

I imagine if I hit some of the bumps on the way to work I'd take off, but I'd have to be doing about 25-30

best to have some play in the coilovers then. how bloody low are you?!

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