New speed bump problem.
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Racer
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From: Dubai Mirdiff
New speed bump problem.
My car returned this week from its regular check up at the stealership.
However while driving over two speed bumps that i drive over every day, I heard the black rubber scrape... when i got to the second bump i heard the same movement of the front black rubber but then a horrible scrape of under side.
Now my car is stock on stock shocks and stock Egal F1's. The garage would have had the tyres off to inspect the brake disk etc but why would the car now scrape over speed bumps?
I am a tech noob could they have forgotten something?
Look forward to your help... will call garage tomorrow
However while driving over two speed bumps that i drive over every day, I heard the black rubber scrape... when i got to the second bump i heard the same movement of the front black rubber but then a horrible scrape of under side.
Now my car is stock on stock shocks and stock Egal F1's. The garage would have had the tyres off to inspect the brake disk etc but why would the car now scrape over speed bumps?
I am a tech noob could they have forgotten something?
Look forward to your help... will call garage tomorrow
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Have the speed bumps been "improved" since the last time you drove over them? Maybe just the angle or exact point of driving over the speed bumps has changed?
Have you or your car gained weight? Sorry...
Have you or your car gained weight? Sorry...
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Racer
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From: Dubai Mirdiff
Er no - speed bumps are the same crap ones that have been there nice and worn, like always i attack them straight ahead.
The car is empty no golf clubs or anything in it. Unless the new stamp in my service book ways a ton...
Only changes are the garage has pumped the tyres up to 32 PSI front and Back. From the 30 I normally have them at.. if anything this adds height...
Could something in the suspension be broken? Could they have adjusted something. Have they forgot to bolt something back in during the service?
eek
The car is empty no golf clubs or anything in it. Unless the new stamp in my service book ways a ton...
Only changes are the garage has pumped the tyres up to 32 PSI front and Back. From the 30 I normally have them at.. if anything this adds height...
Could something in the suspension be broken? Could they have adjusted something. Have they forgot to bolt something back in during the service?
eek
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Hard to say, but if I had to guess, I'd say that they might have left something loose in the suspension. Might be a good idea to go back to them and have them give the car a good look over.
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Speaking from experience.... a left in puck grinding on a speed bump sounds a lot like the front air dam scraping.
Ok, I've admitted out loud that I left them in once, let the chastising begin.
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Hi If the shop did suspension work, they may have done an alignment and checked the height, and lowered it a smidge. Usually an alignment is called for after most suspension work, and a height check is called for with an alignment
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