X5 meets Curb.....Curb wins
 

We just had a big snow storm in central pennsylvania. I was in a parking lot when I lost traction on all four wheels and went sliding (much further than I expected) and was stopped by a low concrete curb. Here are the results:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_PAqoqJI04es/S3...olArms%201.jpg

The wheel is tilted out rather than in because I drove a short distance until the computer shut me down.

On the flatbed truck I was able to get a good photo of what went wrong:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_PAqoqJI04es/S3...olArms%204.jpg

Broken control arms. I'm waiting to hear the repair cost.

I wonder if I had turned DSC off whether I would have had a little more control (or at least some engine power going to the wheels. As it was, I had none).

Thanks for reading,

jclarkv

Ouch :yikes:

dang.

Yikes! Probably not much you could have done if you were sliding on ice.

wowww. how fast do you think you were going? looks like u got a huge chip out of that rim too!

I don't think it was more than 10 mph. But 2.5 tons of car impacting on that one edge of the wheel really focused the energy.

Ouch, if it's just the control arm it shouldn't be too bad. But damn that hurts.

This is my estimate

Ball joint 33326770985 $62.50

INTEGRAL LINK 33326774476 $25.03

RIGHT SWING PART 33326770952 $485.10

Guiding suspens. link w rubber mount rgh 33326779388 $245.84

Wishbone, left 33326770969 $330.86

Angular-contact ball bearing unit 33416770974 $115.07

Light alloy rim 36116770200 $443.95


TOTAL $1,708.35


And I'm sure you can source most of these parts quite a bit cheaper. The main Swing Part is only $485 and a rim if you didn't want to replace the other parts that are very likely damaged...

I am with you on this one. Probably going to need more parts than people think. Especially seeing as the OP drove on the wheel after it happened. Who knows what is bent? Shock, brake rotor, hub, axle, etc.

Donuts in the snow?


Don't forget labor for all that. Another $1K?.