I really need help!!!!!!!

**snyper55** · 07-17-2008 01:38 PM

So my car has been sitting for a couple months since it was wrecked.2 weeks ago I switched the rims to b6 sports rims.So today I rented a uhaul trailer
to take it to a shop. But when we were gonna push it up the trailer it wouldnt move at all! I checked the ebrake, even turned on the car to drive it up, but the brakes are locked in place.I jacked it up and tried spinning the wheel and it wont move at all.what Can i do?My brakes are locked up!

Btw I got around 4hrs left to return the trailer

edit: does it have anything to do with the collision,like a safety feature or something?

**njm23** · 07-17-2008 02:21 PM

possibly your caliper(s) are seized, idk about any kinda safety thing.. Try pulling the wheel and hitting the rotor or something with a mallet? see if you can get it move budge. thats what I would do haha

**Poopie** · 07-17-2008 02:50 PM

your pads are probably sticking to the rotors.

**onemoremile** · 07-17-2008 03:09 PM

Are the lug bolts the same length? If they are longer or the wheel requires shallower ones then they may be locking the wheel in place.

**snyper55** · 07-17-2008 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by onemoremile

Are the lug bolts the same length? If they are longer or the wheel requires shallower ones then they may be locking the wheel in place.

Correct You Are sir!!!!

when I jacked up the rear the wheels would spin freely. So i thought maybe the brakes up front needed to be bleeded. So when i loosened the lug bolts i noticed some spin and realized the problem....

So here's the story
Today when i took it to the shop he said he wont be able to do it because he doesnt have a frame machine. So he recomended me to another one that has two. Once I get there that guy told me that he is not certfied for Aluminum welding and almost no one is and he also said, "if your car was a honda or something similar I would repair it for less then a grand with new parts!".So now i decided to take it to and Audi Collision center and they quoted me $20,000!!!! They said the whole front end had to come off including the dash in order for them to put new rails.

But in my opinion it shouldnt be more than 1k to just rebent the rails. They're only bent in about 2 inches. Maybe cut them up and replace em with new one idk.So know my car is back in the driveway and about $100 less in my wallet from the uhaul rental and gas.

So what can I do? Anyone know a shop where a could take it in where it wouldnt cost me a body part!?lol

I know onemoremile had it done for $500 but not here in Cali of course.