Today for first time ever in avoiding a cat I hit a kerb bursting my rear nearside tyre and scraping the wheel quite badly on my 2019 240i.

Fortunately I was close to an industrial estate so got parked ok and phoned LV breakdown service who put me onto the insurance side.

Car was quickly recovered and is being taken to BMW main dealer tomorrow as an approved repairer.

I'm really gutted but could have been a lot worse, will BMW try repairing the wheel does anyone think rather than replacing it?

Never had this situation so bit anxious, I'm hoping I can pay it rather than make an insurance claim but can't imagine it will be cheap.

Any views appreciated.

Thanks

Dave

 

Oh no! It’s always the cats…. Or pigeons! 
 

I would assume bmw would replace it rather than a repair as it would be a main dealer. 
also, they should check the hub and anti roll bars and all the gubbins related to the wheel. Then they should check alignment etc…. It will not be cheap as you say. 
go through the insurance, it’s what you pay it for…. I know it will add premiums etc but backstreet Barry could do you a deal for £100 …. Approved dealers won’t and they will (or should) check everything with a fine tooth comb. 

Yep I agree re the dealer, the pain is I've been looking at getting the wheels refurbed, just haven't settled on a place. I suppose if I get a new wheel the others can be matched to it or near enough. I will make sure the alignment is checked as well. As u say that's what insurance is for. The day was going too well!

Dave

Just heard from accident repair centre, needs a wheel, a bearing and a shaft??

Plus a tyre obviously, be two weeks before ready, thankfully have the wife's car.

Is that a drive shaft? 

 

Ta

Hi David 

As it was a rear wheel/tyre then it could well be a drive shaft 

It must have been a heck of a whack to do all that damage be like a new car when it comes back

Dave

It certainly made a bang, it was no more than 30mph and was over so quickly hard to know exactly what happened.

I think the front nearside went up and straight over the kerb then I corrected steering and and the back may have hit the kerb obliquely?

It was also on a busy road so I had to get car clear as carefully as I could so couldn't stop.

I'm so gutted about it and just hope there are no other problems but it is being fixed by BMW dealer so they should be doing it right.

Well got the 240 back yesterday, have to say excellent service from the main dealer repair centre. New wheel looks great, top pic. Wish I could afford the other 3! Going to see who can match the other ones properly. A front one pictured, not that bad I suppose. Alignment all checked etc. Glad it's back