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Old 03-22-2010, 02:31 PM
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Well I hit it in the rain doing probably 20mph, I was lost and looking for a place and didn't see the 1 ft curb, lol.
 
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Old 03-22-2010, 06:58 PM
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same exact thing happened to me last month. i went got the alighnment done they didnt say anything was wrong but when i drive there is a weird sound like something is rubbing.we have looked many times to see what it is but cant find any thing. so if it drives fine id say its fine but yea get the alighnment done so ur steering gets back to normal.
 
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Old 03-23-2010, 01:30 AM
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Well, It went to the dealer$hip today at 4:30, and they are going to take a look tomorrow morning.First thing is they are putting it on the alignment machine ($180.00) and from there, they are going to see whats up. I was only able to grab one pic of the steering wheel, and you really cant see any difference in the drivers and passenger wheels, It looks like nothing happened really. I hope I'm not going to pay loads for this... The hit finally ripped my Drivers CV boot in half, so that's being fixed.
 
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Old 03-23-2010, 01:34 AM
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Oh and it ripped the front lip off, as well as loosened the bumper, but its not that noticeable, so I'll keep those..
I'll be posting the pics from here, so check back every now and then.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Keegan0103/Audi#
 

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Old 03-23-2010, 01:36 AM
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The key would be going the speed limit.. a limit that was set for dry/rain... not snow... need to slow down.
 
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Old 03-23-2010, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Midniteoyl
The key would be going the speed limit.. a limit that was set for dry/rain... not snow... need to slow down.
True, but the roads were clear, except for that spot of snow that collected by the curb, probably wouldn't have hurt to slow down a bit though.
 
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:01 PM
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Talked to the shop foreman today, and he said that I managed to not bend a single thing. As I was skidding, I cut the wheel hard, so the tires/wheels would hit head on with the curb, instead of an angle, and he said that's what saved the front end, but managed to completely un-align the car. I knew my front tires were pretty bad, but Audi declared all 4 to be "bald" and now Its being send to discount tire to get new ones. I did put a nice bend in the pass front rim, so i'm looking into the 5 spoke B6 wheels or B7 10 spoke (in the 5X2 pattern). Anyone know what tires I need to look for to correctly fit my B5?
 
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Old 03-23-2010, 06:28 PM
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What size rims are you getting?
 
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Old 03-23-2010, 10:20 PM
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16 or 17, whichever I come across first.
 
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Old 03-25-2010, 03:45 PM
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Well I finally got new tires $475.00 and the alignment $180.00, so the cars back now I figured id post up some damage pics for everyone to see!
Skid plate: held up nicely and you can see my new tires
 
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