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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: illyun on 17 December 2008, 22:30
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I fell asleep at the wheel of my car 2 hours ago and ploughed into a kerb at a roundabout of the A12– long journey and should have stopped really. One of my black BBS alloys has been badly kerbed on the lip – the lip is totally misshapen although the rest of the alloy seems ok – it was good enough to keep the air in the tyre despite a chunk of rubber being taken off and I managed to drive home keeping a speed of 60mph. I have two questions:
1. Does anyone know who could repair the alloy - if repairable - pics tomorrow. I'm thinking spit and polish but live in Suffolk :cry:
2. I am going to purchase a spare Black Edition BBS CH alloys which has a steel lip. Does anyone know of someone who could paint the lip on the new alloy to a good quality? :sad: :sad:
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Who cares about the wheel, you could have killed someone :sad:
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Who cares about the wheel, you could have killed someone :sad:
I know... :embarassed: thing is I can't even recall falling asleep. All I remember is approaching the roundabout and then hitting the kerb at the other end with my car bouncing up after the impact.
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dude thats not clever, hope you get it sorted mind but take it easy next time, you really dont want to be killing someone because you couldnt be arsed to have a break
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Dodgy as mate.
Next time take a break - like others have said you could have killed someone or youself.
Count yourself lucky this time and take a lesson from this.
BTW hope you get your alloy fixed :smiley:
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:embarassed: thing is I can't even recall falling asleep.
....If you could recall it, you wouldn't have fallen asleep!
Normally you feel the tiredness beginning in small waves at first and that's the time to find a place to stop and take a break. How would you feel if you had caused an incident in which people were injured or worse?
I'm sure you'll now be taking greater care in future. Respect for owning up and posting about it!
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I know.. I do too much driving as it is, but now have a small one at 7 weeks old who just doesn't want to sleep and let anyone else around him sleep... first time its happenned and I think it just caught up. Normally I'm pretty good with distance driving - used to live in Antwerp, Belgium and always drove there via Dover from Northampton. That was a 3 hour journey to Dover and then 2-3 hours to Antwerp and never once fell asleep.
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:embarassed: thing is I can't even recall falling asleep.
....If you could recall it, you wouldn't have fallen asleep!
Now I feel even more stupid :embarassed:
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get some pro +, always good in the glove box :smiley:
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:embarassed: thing is I can't even recall falling asleep.
....If you could recall it, you wouldn't have fallen asleep!
Now I feel even more stupid :embarassed:
....Sorry! It wasn't my intention to make you feel stupid :smiley:
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get some pro +, always good in the glove box :smiley:
....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?
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Pro Plus, I live on the stuff.
(http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/pics/products/3557/0/proplus.jpg)
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I must say I'm surprised Illyun. Respect for owning up though. I reckon spit and polish will be a fair bet for a repair, but it won't be cheap! :shocked: Is the alloy just dented or is there any cracking. If it is cracked you'd be better off with a new one.
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firstly, its just a wheel, no big deal, everyone is right, you could of hurt someone.
anyway, if you hit it that hard its probably too damaged to be repaired, buy a new one. :laugh:
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I think you would probably be best off with a new wheel.
Good to hear that nobody was hurt though! :smiley:
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Pro Plus, I live on the stuff.
(http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/pics/products/3557/0/proplus.jpg)
I had Red Bull in the car and the heater was on - didn't occur to me to turn the heater off and have a can of red bull which normally keeps me going for a long time although I very seldom use it.
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get some pro +, always good in the glove box :smiley:
....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?
dude you need to get out more :grin: :wink:
god if this was the best drug i could get my hands on i would be p*ssed off with life :grin: :tongue:
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silly boy, you could have blamed the wife :tongue:
I have the same alloys as you (black CH with red lip), they are a custom job and not the same as the current CH black edition, the new ones have small holes in the middle in between the bolt holes, have a look at an advert and you'll see what I mean
It means you might be able to source a single older one and get it painted black and then a red lip painted on
the red on mine started to fade to a pinky colour and pretty sure yours will do the same
I rubbed the lip of mine down to the alloy and then laquered the lip, so they look more like the newer ones now, I also tried painting one all black but prefered the siver lip
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I must say I'm surprised Illyun. Respect for owning up though. I reckon spit and polish will be a fair bet for a repair, but it won't be cheap! :shocked: Is the alloy just dented or is there any cracking. If it is cracked you'd be better off with a new one.
............also get the tracking checked.Last winter i hit a patch of black ice & the front near side alloy hit the curb :angry: at a very slow speed & the tracking was knocked out so i would get that looked at. :wink:
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:embarassed: thing is I can't even recall falling asleep.
I'm sure you'll now be taking greater care in future. Respect for owning up and posting about it!
:afro:
Respect for owning up. I don't think so it seems from reading this the OPs main concern was getting his alloy fixed. Respect would come from posting a warning about drving while tired and not moaning about a busted wheel.
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Illyun, everyone has given you enuff of a telling off already but i understand how easy it is as i do alot of long distance driving myself, just glad nothing happened to you or anyone else. with regard to fixing the alloy will be very tricky, im sure the lip on those alloys is detachable?!? :undecided: because it acts as protecting the alloy from slight kerbing, if thats the case you need to speak to a BBS dealer to order a new one. If you have damaged the face itself to what extent? is it minor surface scratches or is it deeper?
if you speak to Greenouse he has pointed me in the direction of A1 wheels in Wolverhampton which did the lip on his Huffs in red.
HTH
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A1 Wheels in Wolverhampton, ive used them a few times over last 15 years and if anyone can do it they can
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Glad nothing serious happened, take a rest next time tho!!
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Just glad your alright mate. i also do a lot of driving and have problums with sleeping. hope you get the alloy fixed fella.
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Long-distance travelling tends to wear me out so I always have a bag (or two) of sweets and either red bull or relentless.
Until recently, I never took breaks but the weekend of the Stafford meet, I'd done something like 500 miles and I was starting to have longer blinks. Twice I had to pull over at the parking spots on the A34 and take a five minute break.
I also always do something different to try to keep me awake, like turn the AC on full-blast cold for ten minutes. Then perhaps the radio for another twenty minutes, then back to CD. Then maybe wind the window down....you get the idea.
As long as your okay. Learn to recognise your limits. Dunno much about alloys but let us know how it turns out.
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get some pro +, always good in the glove box :smiley:
....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?
dude you need to get out more :grin: :wink:
god if this was the best drug i could get my hands on i would be p*ssed off with life :grin: :tongue:
....Dude, you're talking to someone who was smoking high quality grass everyday and taking LSD literally before you were even born!
I gave it all up, including alcohol, about 20 years ago.
:cool:
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get some pro +, always good in the glove box :smiley:
....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?
dude you need to get out more :grin: :wink:
god if this was the best drug i could get my hands on i would be p*ssed off with life :grin: :tongue:
....Dude, you're talking to someone who was smoking high quality grass everyday and taking LSD literally before you were even born!
I gave it all up, including alcohol, about 20 years ago.
:cool:
the 2 best things in life! :grin:
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Could have been alot worse mate not like you did it on purpose just need to be aware of the tell tale signs and pull over next time. I would get the tracking etc checked out aswell and check the hub/wheel nuts etc. :smiley:
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Thanks for the verbals everyone - have to admit, I wasn't even thinking about how serious it was when I posted it as I'd just returned and was in a daze. But the comments are right, I should have taken note of the warning signs and its a lesson never ever to drive when that tired again... Its only an alloy but could have been a lot worse. :lipsrsealed: Thanks for that advice briang - I was about to order some from Philip at PWMotorsport tomorrow. Looks like I'll give spit and polish and A1 a ring and see what they say.
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www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk few places dotted around the country.
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Drink driving is far worse, which reminds me, did anyone catch that programme last night on drink driving? Someone had 10 malibu and cokes and only had 4 milgrams on their breath and the limit is 35, unbelievable.
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Yes, I saw the TV prog and thought it was excellent. The scary thing is that so many people think they are okay to drive when if reality they aren't. Very simple for me because I don't drink alcohol at all - Not a single drop for about 20 years.
There's currently a thread in Chat Nonsense about a guy here who has just been banned for 17 months plus £400(?) fine and he was breathalysed the following day!!
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=98145.0
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Very simple for me because I don't drink alcohol at all - Not a single drop for about 20 years.
Nor me.. though thats for religious reasons :rolleyes: At least something keeps me out of trouble... :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Just had a brief read of this post. Sorry to read about the incident. I hope everything gets sorted and glad to hear no one was hurt. If you do decide to come to Wolverhampton let me know.
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I dont think you should be aloud a drop at all when driving because how do we know when we are legal or not?
I think they allow us to have a little so people will continue to drink drive and they can effectively make money from it. Apparently the fines in Greece are so extortianate for speeding no one does it. The fines over here a relatively cheap hence why people continue to do so and the government keep coining it in. My opinion anyway.
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Having had several family homes around Greece, I can't think of many roads that provide an opportunity for speeding! However, we did move from there to another country about 20 years ago.
Wealthy Greeks, as I recall, don't usually take much notice and just pay the fines or 'bribe' someone - It's normal and acceptable in the Eastern Mediterranean (or at least it was!).
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A1 Wheels in Wolverhampton, ive used them a few times over last 15 years and if anyone can do it they can
These guys are the dogs, ask for Roy and tell him Paul from Crimson supplies recommended him to you (my next door neighbour :) ) might get you some discount... :wink:
Glad to hear otherwise you were okay... :shocked:
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A1 Wheels in Wolverhampton, ive used them a few times over last 15 years and if anyone can do it they can
These guys are the dogs, ask for Roy and tell him Paul from Crimson supplies recommended him to you (my next door neighbour :) ) might get you some discount... :wink:
Glad to hear otherwise you were okay... :shocked:
.... x2 !! They're excellent even though their premises look like a backstreet Asian mini-cab firm! Nigel and his brother did mine : -
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/Powdercoat_Bridport.jpg)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/RED_Bay.jpg)
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^ Powdercoated Monza 18's - they look different in different light conditions ^
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A1 Wheels in Wolverhampton, ive used them a few times over last 15 years and if anyone can do it they can
These guys are the dogs, ask for Roy and tell him Paul from Crimson supplies recommended him to you (my next door neighbour :) ) might get you some discount... :wink:
Glad to hear otherwise you were okay... :shocked:
Thanks. I had already decided that I might use them depending on if they can paint the lip red too!
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A1 Wheels in Wolverhampton, ive used them a few times over last 15 years and if anyone can do it they can
These guys are the dogs, ask for Roy and tell him Paul from Crimson supplies recommended him to you (my next door neighbour :) ) might get you some discount... :wink:
Glad to hear otherwise you were okay... :shocked:
Thanks. I had already decided that I might use them depending on if they can paint the lip red too!
....They can. Friend Nathan (Greenouse) was the one who recommended them to me and he has had red rim edges : -
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk284/Greenouse/2008_0518Image0015.jpg)
A1 recently did some Mk6-style Monza's with black inserts for him : -
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk284/Greenouse/2008_1201Image0002.jpg)
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But don't be expecting premises to match the quality of their work!! : -
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/RED_Wolverhampton_1.jpg)
Phone 01902 871 422 - Ask for Nigel and say that Nathan and Robin recommended you. Unfortunately they have no email or web site as yet but they've been doing their art as a family business for 12 years.
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These guys seem very very good!
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They are very good Illyun, but as I've already said your main problem will be colour matching, but if anyone can do it Nigel can :afro:
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They are very good Illyun, but as I've already said your main problem will be colour matching,
I know. I have managed to track down the guy who originally had several sets made and e-mailed him, but no reply as yet :cry: He had them done from a guy in Germany who works for Brabus. If I can get hold of the contact, I'll get A1 to repair the lip and then send it out to Germany to be done properly. And I'll NEVER do that again :embarassed:
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get some pro +, always good in the glove box :smiley:
....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?
dude you need to get out more :grin: :wink:
god if this was the best drug i could get my hands on i would be p*ssed off with life :grin: :tongue:
....Dude, you're talking to someone who was smoking high quality grass everyday and taking LSD literally before you were even born!
I gave it all up, including alcohol, about 20 years ago.
:cool:
sweeeeeeet! fairone big man :grin: :wink: was only yanking your chain :tongue:
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Yep, I should have realised you were yanking my chain because of your use of smilies :rolleyes:
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This morning, I drove past the roundabout where the incident occured just off the A12. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the spot because a miracle must have occured - there was a solid concrete lamppost and two sign posts that I really don't know how I missed. Really made me realise how lucky I was.
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Here by The Grace Of 'God' (whichever one you believe in or whoever guides you).