My S40 Badly Damaged!

Zeb246 · Feb 3rd, 2013, 15:47

Someone hit and run my S40 on the N/S rear wheel today, i spoke to my insurance and they said i will need to pay £350 excess amount, but my premiums will go up. There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage. I am hoping the suspension part/s are not damaged, just hope it needs a new wheel. i couldn't physically see any suspension damage, but cannot tell unless i remove the wheel and have a thorough look. Whenever i brake, I can hear this scraping noise, as though the wheel is touching one of the suspension arms.

Here are the pics:

The steering doesn't stay straight anymore, this is position of the steering wheel.

IMG_0780 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr

Can't see much, but you can just about see the N/S rear wheel has gone inwards from above.

IMG_0778 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr

Wheel badly damaged...

IMG_0776 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr

Urgent help!

Feb 3rd, 2013, 15:47	#1
Zeb246 Senior Member Last Online: Jun 9th, 2013 13:19 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bristol	My S40 Badly Damaged! Someone hit and run my S40 on the N/S rear wheel today, i spoke to my insurance and they said i will need to pay £350 excess amount, but my premiums will go up. There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage. I am hoping the suspension part/s are not damaged, just hope it needs a new wheel. i couldn't physically see any suspension damage, but cannot tell unless i remove the wheel and have a thorough look. Whenever i brake, I can hear this scraping noise, as though the wheel is touching one of the suspension arms. Here are the pics: The steering doesn't stay straight anymore, this is position of the steering wheel. IMG_0780 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr Can't see much, but you can just about see the N/S rear wheel has gone inwards from above. IMG_0778 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr Wheel badly damaged... IMG_0776 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr Urgent help! Last edited by Zeb246; Feb 3rd, 2013 at 15:57.

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