Hit pothole.. Pics included

asado111 · 01-04-2012, 11:21 PM

Hey guys...

Pretty sad here, hit a huge pot hole today, did some bad damage to the car, not all that bad but pretty bad in my opinion, since it's my baby

How much would you guys think it will cost to fix?

I didn't have other pics but damage near fog light is also there, and as well as a crack near by.. It was a huge pothole, sadly it was inevitable.

I filed a claim with my insurance, cause I think they cover the damage, but my deductible is pretty high, but we'll see.

Take a look and tell me if it's worth continuing the claim with the insurance or pay out of pocket!

i was getting the Eurocharged tune also this friday! :'(

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asado111 · 01-04-2012, 11:23 PM

Also the back bumper came loose also, when I hit the bump and as well as the left tires TPMS light came on, I filled it with air when I got home, still same thing. The light doesn't want to go off, I think the sensor is messed up more than likely. I checked tire, resetted light, waited it off and turned back on etc..etc.. still same light showing, and all tires are same pressure.

electro-house · 01-04-2012, 11:24 PM

Pretty wicked pothole you hit there, damn. Only advice I can give is to avoid make sure you avoid that road in the future.

asado111 · 01-04-2012, 11:26 PM

Yeah, it was on HIGHWAY 6 in houston, tx. I was driving back from work and I couldn't merge lanes when I saw it or even swerve, there was a lot of traffic.. It sucks!

knivez · 01-04-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by asado111

Yeah, it was on HIGHWAY 6 in houston, tx. I was driving back from work and I couldn't merge lanes when I saw it or even swerve, there was a lot of traffic.. It sucks!

LOL highway 6 does indeed suck man. I feel your pain!

asado111 · 01-04-2012, 11:32 PM

YEAH, and then it was near Sugar Land too, nearby where I live stupid ass bumpy roads all over stafford too! like effing fix the street.

bsamoul · 01-05-2012, 12:06 AM

Wow...and I thought CA roads were bad

tmo24 · 01-05-2012, 12:14 AM

Can't you take pics of the pothole and file a complaint to the state or DOT? They are supposed to be maintaining roads and making sure its safe to travel in. What if it caused you to lose control and get into an accident? I would think that they would pay for it.

darkw1sh · 01-05-2012, 12:18 AM

Agreed with TMO, where is ur tax payer money going to.... you should write a letter and request some of your money back to pay for the repairs lol. That must have been on hell of a pot hole. I am lucky they just repaved 15 miles of road and it just so happens to be its the 15 miles i drive to work.

edirtaynine · 01-05-2012, 12:48 AM

thats from a pothole?!!?!? oh shit!!! that looks like u ran over a curb lol. damn and i thought ive hit some mean potholes but not that deep

Fester · 01-05-2012, 12:59 AM

So sorry to see these...I can feel what you must've felt!

carogers86 · 01-05-2012, 01:08 AM

Check your automatic headlight leveling. Trauma like the above usually causes the leveling mechanism to detach. That is ~$1100 to fix. Not sure what your deductible is, but the possible damage to your light and wheel might make it worth using insurance.

Timothy J · 01-05-2012, 02:05 AM

WTF did you drive over a crater?!?!?!? SHIT

Taipei-TT · 01-05-2012, 03:05 AM

Crap. Glad you are ok!
Reminds me of a pothole I encountered in Philly...lucky I was only parking, but I was honestly scared it could swallow up the WHOLE car! Can't imagine what you hit at speed.

ibo · 01-05-2012, 04:28 AM

To the OP, did you try to reset the TPMS? If memory serves me right, resetting it may do the trick for you.

cptcrunch · 01-05-2012, 08:46 AM

Must have been a hell of a pothole. File a claim with your local city and county. You pay tax dollars to have roads repaired and they are required to pay for the damages.

Coolieman1220 · 01-05-2012, 09:06 AM

I feel no remorse for you OP, i live in NYC and we don't have roads. we have war zones. potholes left and right. my bumper looks just like yours, its on the bottom, you can barely see it. i wouldn't worry.

happy motoring! at least your rims is ok!

halfmonkey · 01-05-2012, 09:58 AM

Dude, I thought CA potholes were bad. It looks like you hit a ditch in the middle of the road. Especially considering that it messed up your rear bumper as well. I would suggest contacting the city dept that services that road as they maybe liable. In CA at least, if your car is damaged by a city road that is serviced by Caltrans, you can make a claim against them as long as someone else previously reported the pothole and they didn't repair the pothole and your car was subsequtnely damaged because they failed to repair the reported pothole. Good luck.

Tuesday · 01-05-2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bsamoul

Wow...and I thought CA roads were bad

+1

When I saw the title of this post I thought for sure this occurred in LA, haha.

ragingclue · 01-05-2012, 10:04 AM

Damn you guys must have some pretty neglectful local governments to get potholes that bad in climates like that.

evangelion139 · 01-05-2012, 10:36 AM

sorry for that op ... couple of months ago i hit a hole that was similar to this one and since then my left front wheel's pressure kept going down even i added air 2 times a day, and then i discovered there was a cracked point inside of my rim that caused the air lose, so there might be something wrong with your rim ,you may wanna keep that in mind

evangelion139 · 01-05-2012, 10:38 AM

and i ended up with replacing a new rim on my car to resolve this problem. the tire pressure lights went up for at least a whole week

01-04-2012, 11:21 PM	#1
asado111 First Lieutenant 56 Rep 361 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: May 2011 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Hit pothole.. Pics included Hey guys... Pretty sad here, hit a huge pot hole today, did some bad damage to the car, not all that bad but pretty bad in my opinion, since it's my baby How much would you guys think it will cost to fix? I didn't have other pics but damage near fog light is also there, and as well as a crack near by.. It was a huge pothole, sadly it was inevitable. I filed a claim with my insurance, cause I think they cover the damage, but my deductible is pretty high, but we'll see. Take a look and tell me if it's worth continuing the claim with the insurance or pay out of pocket! i was getting the Eurocharged tune also this friday! :'( Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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asado111 First Lieutenant 56 Rep 361 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: May 2011 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Also the back bumper came loose also, when I hit the bump and as well as the left tires TPMS light came on, I filled it with air when I got home, still same thing. The light doesn't want to go off, I think the sensor is messed up more than likely. I checked tire, resetted light, waited it off and turned back on etc..etc.. still same light showing, and all tires are same pressure.
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electro-house Lieutenant 24 Rep 533 Posts Drives: 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (0)	Pretty wicked pothole you hit there, damn. Only advice I can give is to avoid make sure you avoid that road in the future.
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01-04-2012, 11:26 PM	#4
asado111 First Lieutenant 56 Rep 361 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: May 2011 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Yeah, it was on HIGHWAY 6 in houston, tx. I was driving back from work and I couldn't merge lanes when I saw it or even swerve, there was a lot of traffic.. It sucks!
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01-04-2012, 11:32 PM	#6
asado111 First Lieutenant 56 Rep 361 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: May 2011 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	YEAH, and then it was near Sugar Land too, nearby where I live stupid ass bumpy roads all over stafford too! like effing fix the street.
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tmo24 Major 139 Rep 1,271 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i e92 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (3)	Can't you take pics of the pothole and file a complaint to the state or DOT? They are supposed to be maintaining roads and making sure its safe to travel in. What if it caused you to lose control and get into an accident? I would think that they would pay for it. __________________ 2007 335i Jet Black e92 6AT - VRSF Full street exhaust DP, Chargepipe 7.5 FMIC, MHD, XHP, Koni orange/Eibachs, some other stuff 2007 335i Jet Black e90 6MT - Eibachs, magnaflow exhaust, carbon hood, short shift kit, some other random stuff - being sold somewhere sometime soon probably 2010 335i AW e90 6 AT Msport - The GF took this one over... JB4, PE exhaust, Koni yellows/Eibachs, pink badges, fuzzy steering wheel cover ?
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darkw1sh Captain 88 Rep 740 Posts Drives: 2002 E46 ///M3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Los Angeles/Woodland Hills/Thousand Oaks/ *Santa Cruz* iTrader: (23)	Agreed with TMO, where is ur tax payer money going to.... you should write a letter and request some of your money back to pay for the repairs lol. That must have been on hell of a pot hole. I am lucky they just repaved 15 miles of road and it just so happens to be its the 15 miles i drive to work.
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01-05-2012, 12:48 AM	#10
edirtaynine Major General 81 Rep 6,092 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	thats from a pothole?!!?!? oh shit!!! that looks like u ran over a curb lol. damn and i thought ive hit some mean potholes but not that deep
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carogers86 Private First Class 72 Rep 155 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	Check your automatic headlight leveling. Trauma like the above usually causes the leveling mechanism to detach. That is ~$1100 to fix. Not sure what your deductible is, but the possible damage to your light and wheel might make it worth using insurance.
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Taipei-TT Captain 25 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2014 X3 2.0D Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canadian in Taipei iTrader: (0)	Crap. Glad you are ok! Reminds me of a pothole I encountered in Philly...lucky I was only parking, but I was honestly scared it could swallow up the WHOLE car! Can't imagine what you hit at speed.
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Coolieman1220 Banned 73 Rep 1,770 Posts Drives: 2010 335d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	I feel no remorse for you OP, i live in NYC and we don't have roads. we have war zones. potholes left and right. my bumper looks just like yours, its on the bottom, you can barely see it. i wouldn't worry. happy motoring! at least your rims is ok!
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01-05-2012, 09:58 AM	#18
halfmonkey Second Lieutenant 47 Rep 222 Posts Drives: '08 Montego Blue 335i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Dude, I thought CA potholes were bad. It looks like you hit a ditch in the middle of the road. Especially considering that it messed up your rear bumper as well. I would suggest contacting the city dept that services that road as they maybe liable. In CA at least, if your car is damaged by a city road that is serviced by Caltrans, you can make a claim against them as long as someone else previously reported the pothole and they didn't repair the pothole and your car was subsequtnely damaged because they failed to repair the reported pothole. Good luck. __________________ '08 Montego Blue 335i, auto, grey leather, aluminum trim, 50% ceramic Llumar tint on all windows except windshield - all options except active steering, active cruise control, and HD radio '01 Lexus IS300 - gone but not forgotten
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ragingclue One cam is enough 130 Rep 6,801 Posts Drives: VF Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mulletville iTrader: (1)	Damn you guys must have some pretty neglectful local governments to get potholes that bad in climates like that.
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evangelion139 Dreaming for Manual Transmission E92M3 52 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 328i MT; 2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: East Lansing, MI iTrader: (0)	sorry for that op ... couple of months ago i hit a hole that was similar to this one and since then my left front wheel's pressure kept going down even i added air 2 times a day, and then i discovered there was a cracked point inside of my rim that caused the air lose, so there might be something wrong with your rim ,you may wanna keep that in mind __________________
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evangelion139 Dreaming for Manual Transmission E92M3 52 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 328i MT; 2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: East Lansing, MI iTrader: (0)	and i ended up with replacing a new rim on my car to resolve this problem. the tire pressure lights went up for at least a whole week __________________
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