DENT REMOVAL

[leon britton]

Bugger, just clipped a bollard in curry,s car park. Anyone recomend a dent repair specialist in the southampton area ,also may as well get 2 kerbed wheels sorted. Thanks in advance

[atco2]

leon britton said:

Bugger, just clipped a bollard in curry,s car park. Anyone recomend a dent repair specialist in the southampton area ,also may as well get 2 kerbed wheels sorted. Thanks in advance

if you are able to go over towards Ringwood, on Matchams lane along side the Somerset garage is Premier Refinishers. Dave is a top repair specialist and has done quite a few jobs for me in the past. Telephone [phone].

[leon britton]

Thanks will certainly get an estimate

[vxrphantom]

leon britton said:

Thanks will certainly get an estimate

Hello mate sorry to about the dent......I actually had mine done at Motorbodies in Luton Circa £400

damage

good as new

[Bonnie and Clyde]

£400, thats great. They blacked your wheels for you too

[Marco1958]

Just a quickie ? has anyone else had problems with kerbing ive been driving 30 odd years and ive never kerbed a car . Have had the VX for 2 months and ive kerbed it twice !! once was in a multistorey so a little understanding please and not too many jokes please .

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Marco1958 said:

Just a quickie ? has anyone else had problems with kerbing ive been driving 30 odd years and ive never kerbed a car . Have had the VX for 2 months and ive kerbed it twice !! once was in a multistorey so a little understanding please and not too many jokes please .

Don't start me on this one I kerbed it and had it refurbed twice in one day Then again a week later and then Col did it a few months ago. We both give kerbs a very wide birth

[Marco1958]

Bonnie & Clyde what do you think it is ? I feel a right p*** everyone at bodyshop knows me on a first name basis its really embarrassing .

[SimonV8ster]

Maybe its the 'wandering' effect these cars seem to have at times ?? I know mine use to get caught in the indentations in the road a lot and use to drag me towards the kerb at times, have had some new front tyres fitted recently and its vastly improved things.

[Magic919]

VXR8 doesn't get guided by the road surface anywhere as much as the Monaro did.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Marco1958 said:

Bonnie & Clyde what do you think it is ? I feel a right p*** everyone at bodyshop knows me on a first name basis its really embarrassing .

Don't ask me I've been trying to think of an excuse for months

[Marco1958]

Thanks guys you make me feel a little better now not £150.00 worth though lol.

[Phantom Mark]

Its the super skinny side profiles of the tyres, they give zero protection, I had the same size tyres and profiles on my old BMW 5 series, I kerbed the rear wheel against a drop down kerb within 3 weeks of having brand new custom wheels fitted, I was gutted as you can imagaine, and I give kerbs super sized gaps from my wheels 99% if the time

[Well_Fans]

don't think I've hit a kerb yet with the Monaro but the wheels are looking like I drive up and down the road hitting every couple of yards. Convinced its the state of the roads and the potholes that are doing the damage, know for a fact the first set of marks came from a road up near loch lomond that didnt have any kerbs.

With the Astra I did find I tended to turn in a bit sharp when I had one with 18" wheels but the current 17" have remained completely unmarked for over a year. So maybe its a combo of factors, wheel size, tyre width, potholes and bad driving.

[stevemj]

Its real bummer, I firt noticed marks on one wheel after about a week on my 'new' ex-demo VXR8. I didn't recall catching anything, maybe one of the previous drivers did. Since then I've caught the kerb more than once. I used to laugh at people who did that (hangs head in shame and embaressment)

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