Hit a pothole...

Poppin Fresh · 09-25-2011, 08:36 PM

...coming home on Rt.4 in Hackensack NJ, it was dark so visibility was low. I hit the left side of my car head on and around 45mph and immediately had a sinking feeling in my stomach. Now the question is...how will I know if my tires/wheels are alright? My TPMS light did not go off or any other light for that matter. Coming home after, I did not have any vibrations and my steering felt fine. Should I still be concerned? How about the dreaded tire bubbles? Where would they show up?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated....thank you in advance.

richb811 · 09-25-2011, 08:56 PM

I know the area. Lots of little hidden gems hiding on the roads around North NJ. Sorry to hear about your bump!

I'd inspect the wheel in the morning, if the wheel is still visually round double check to make sure the tire is holding air. If you do wind up getting bubbles they will manifest over time and get larger. Unfortunately you will have to replace the tire if that happened.

Maybe get the tire rebalanced just incase.

Fsarc · 09-25-2011, 09:04 PM

Look for bubbles and deformities in the sidewall (front and back). Lost two of my front tires the same night that way on my old 335 thanks to Rt. 80's wonderful moon craters.

Good luck.

macavant · 09-25-2011, 09:11 PM

sorry to hear. I hit a pothole ~ the same speed as you did on the 20s to my A6. The outside of the wheel was OK - the inside had a bend on it. The part of the sidewall with the the rim protector bead developed a bubble on it. I would suggest to check the inside part of the wheel that hit the pothole - just in case.

abehwang · 09-25-2011, 09:44 PM

tire/wheel insurance will replace it if damaged.... do you have it?

Poppin Fresh · 09-25-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by abehwang

tire/wheel insurance will replace it if damaged.... do you have it?

yes...

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 09-25-2011, 10:04 PM

Be careful out there! =)

immiketoo · 09-25-2011, 10:08 PM

Also, check in a few days. Sometimes it takes a while for blisters to appear.

abehwang · 09-25-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppin Fresh

yes...

woohoo, free tire or wheel or whatever is damaged

jqsmooth · 09-26-2011, 02:43 PM

Were you eastbound or westbound? I frequent that road quite often. It's pretty bad in general in the northern NJ/NY area. Hope there's no damage.

pbonsalb · 09-26-2011, 03:41 PM

Jack up that corner, spin the wheel and check the inside and outside rim for trueness side to side and up and down. Inspect the insider and outside of the tire as well. Should take 5 minutes. You should find anything other than a blister that appears a week later or an invisible fracture in the rim.

Poppin Fresh · 09-27-2011, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Jack up that corner, spin the wheel and check the inside and outside rim for trueness side to side and up and down. Inspect the insider and outside of the tire as well. Should take 5 minutes. You should find anything other than a blister that appears a week later or an invisible fracture in the rim.

will do that on my day off thus Thursday...so for now crossing fingers and keep speeds well below 80mph

Templar · 09-27-2011, 09:17 AM

A lot of times it sounds a lot worse when driving than it actually is. I've hit a couple and had the same sinking feeling in my stomach that you had. No issues though so far.

Keep an eye on it for bubbling, or if you're really worried jack it up and spin it around to check the whole tire inside and out. I think it'll work out just fine though

jrlee53 · 09-30-2011, 02:59 PM

That sucks, do you have tire insurance? I've had to replace my front tires and the wheels repaired 4 times now due to potholes. You should notice a bubble where the tire impacted, hopefully the wheel is fine.

persian54 · 09-30-2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppin Fresh

yes...

Then take it to the dealer :P

Have you check the air pressures?

CBS · 10-01-2011, 12:50 AM

Like others have said, I too have lost 2 front tires to bubbles due to bottomless craters.
PA is famous for them. I now have the Dealership visually check and road force balance regularly.

OP: sorry to hear of your misfortune!

Poppin Fresh · 10-01-2011, 01:32 AM

Update: No bubbles and no air leak, but I'm going to have it aligned and balanced just to play it safe. I fucking hate NJ/NY roads.

09-25-2011, 08:36 PM	#1
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richb811 451 Rep 4,592 Posts Drives: 2020 G20 330i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (21)	I know the area. Lots of little hidden gems hiding on the roads around North NJ. Sorry to hear about your bump! I'd inspect the wheel in the morning, if the wheel is still visually round double check to make sure the tire is holding air. If you do wind up getting bubbles they will manifest over time and get larger. Unfortunately you will have to replace the tire if that happened. Maybe get the tire rebalanced just incase.
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Fsarc Lieutenant 56 Rep 420 Posts Drives: 2011.5 E92 M3 LMB Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BC-Northern NJ iTrader: (3)	Look for bubbles and deformities in the sidewall (front and back). Lost two of my front tires the same night that way on my old 335 thanks to Rt. 80's wonderful moon craters. Good luck.
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macavant always on the "M" button... 9 Rep 196 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: California iTrader: (1)	sorry to hear. I hit a pothole ~ the same speed as you did on the 20s to my A6. The outside of the wheel was OK - the inside had a bend on it. The part of the sidewall with the the rim protector bead developed a bubble on it. I would suggest to check the inside part of the wheel that hit the pothole - just in case. __________________ Spritzig Graphit Metallisch \| 16mpg of unadulterated M goodness ...
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abehwang Captain 36 Rep 547 Posts Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US iTrader: (0)	tire/wheel insurance will replace it if damaged.... do you have it?
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jqsmooth Captain 159 Rep 773 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Were you eastbound or westbound? I frequent that road quite often. It's pretty bad in general in the northern NJ/NY area. Hope there's no damage. __________________ 2008 E64 M6 2011 E92 l SSII l Fox Red - 145k and Totaled. 2012 Toyota Prius C - 145k and Totaled. 2002 Nissan Pathfinder - 301.6K and Junked. 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport - Rolled & Totaled. 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood - RIP.
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Templar Lieutenant Colonel 266 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: One of the coasts... iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	A lot of times it sounds a lot worse when driving than it actually is. I've hit a couple and had the same sinking feeling in my stomach that you had. No issues though so far. Keep an eye on it for bubbling, or if you're really worried jack it up and spin it around to check the whole tire inside and out. I think it'll work out just fine though __________________ '11 BMW E92 ///M3 - ZCP and DCT '15 Ford F-250 - Lariat, 6.7 Powerstroke Turbo-diesel
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jrlee53 Captain 157 Rep 837 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Queens, NY iTrader: (0)	That sucks, do you have tire insurance? I've had to replace my front tires and the wheels repaired 4 times now due to potholes. You should notice a bubble where the tire impacted, hopefully the wheel is fine. __________________ 2003 Cobra -> 2010 BMW e90 M3 - Space Grey - Black on Carbon Leather Int. - BRILLIANT CAR!!
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Poppin Fresh Colonel 85 Rep 2,148 Posts Drives: With a sunroof and front plate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bergen County NJ iTrader: (0)	Update: No bubbles and no air leak, but I'm going to have it aligned and balanced just to play it safe. I fucking hate NJ/NY roads. __________________
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