9/14/2012 9:46:14 AM

damn

9/14/2012 9:49:12 AM

wow i wonder what that sounded like?

9/14/2012 12:27:19 PM

According to the site I lifted it from she brought her car in for an oil change and asked that they investigate a slight grinding sound under braking.
After being told how badly they were messed up she declined to have them replaced, signed a waiver eliminating liability from the shop, and left.
People like this are why the rest of us have to suffer through mandatory yearly inspections.

[Edited on September 14, 2012 at 12:48 PM. Reason : l]

9/14/2012 12:35:38 PM

Spotted this the other day waiting to get on 40 at Gorman St.
1 out of 3 brake lights working and plates that expired 3/2011.
I could care less about the plates, but working lights are kind of important.

I can't imagine getting away with that for very long around here. Hopefully they were just moving it in the day to get it worked on so they can get it back on the road properly.

[Edited on September 14, 2012 at 12:58 PM. Reason : l]

9/14/2012 12:52:59 PM

Devils advocate: how are you going to know you have a brake light out if no one tells you? Not like you can really check that by yourself.

9/14/2012 1:03:26 PM

Back it up to a garage door/wall, hit the brakes. It will be obvious if an entire side is out. If you really try you can put something on the brake pedal and go look, or just have a friend hit the brakes for you

9/14/2012 1:10:27 PM

Quote :

"Devils advocate: how are you going to know you have a brake light out if no one tells you? Not like you can really check that by yourself."

To renew their plates they'd have to get the car inspected and it would certainly be noticed then. Since the plates expired a year and a half ago this car probably hasn't been inspected in at least 2.5 years.

[Edited on September 14, 2012 at 1:26 PM. Reason : l]

9/14/2012 1:26:28 PM

Quote :

"Devils advocate: how are you going to know you have a brake light out if no one tells you? Not like you can really check that by yourself. "

"hey gf, come press my brake pedal while i make sure i dont have a brake light bulb burnt out"


....

9/14/2012 1:32:09 PM

reflections and rear-view mirrors...

its fucking easy i check mine all the time... while driving LIKE OMG...

seriously though no one takes care of their shit at all anymore...

if its new its ok if it's old and someone isn't doing it for them it's abused

9/14/2012 1:35:03 PM

Brick... meet pedal...

and holy cow on those rotors...

9/14/2012 1:41:17 PM

Exactly

see: http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=630822

for reference

9/14/2012 1:41:33 PM

Quote :

"Devils advocate: how are you going to know you have a brake light out if no one tells you? Not like you can really check that by yourself. "

Your "Brake light out" warning light comes up on your dash

9/14/2012 1:51:01 PM

what if that light is out too!?

9/14/2012 2:09:46 PM

^ ha ha

I envision a dash with all sorts of warning lights on that car. CEL, ABS light, brake light warnings, coolant low, oil, etc. It is a neglected VW after all.

[Edited on September 14, 2012 at 2:21 PM. Reason : s]

9/14/2012 2:17:56 PM

Quote :

""hey gf, come press my brake pedal while i make sure i dont have a brake light bulb burnt out""

Some people are single, ya know. (Or in my case have a fiancee who temporarily lives in a different state.)

The brick thing is a good idea that I'm surprised I never thought of. And yes, warning lights may either not work, not work reliably, or not be present. Of all the cars I've driven, I've only had two on which I could reliably expect that a warning light would come on when it should, and not come on just for the hell of it.

9/14/2012 2:22:53 PM

Oddly enough I have never in my entire driving career had a brake light go out on me. And that's saying something because I've had my Integra for 13 years

9/14/2012 2:26:16 PM

How do I break? Roll from 6 to 1...

9/14/2012 3:35:47 PM

I can't believe she kept driving on those!

9/14/2012 4:06:51 PM

people like that.....they'll get whats comin.

9/14/2012 4:55:54 PM

and btw, that picture is epic

9/14/2012 4:57:33 PM

that picture is shenanigans

pad material does not get that close to hub

9/14/2012 5:51:25 PM

OH LOOK. Her ball joints need replacement :

[Edited on September 14, 2012 at 8:53 PM. Reason : .]

9/14/2012 8:51:13 PM

Tie rod end, right?

9/14/2012 10:04:35 PM

actually, tie rod end, left (driver).


You got me. But yea. If the tie rod ends are that bad, I would guess ball joints too.

[Edited on September 14, 2012 at 10:50 PM. Reason : .]

9/14/2012 10:49:47 PM

WTF, is that supposedly a vented rotor that has had one face worn completely off, down into the ribs?

I find that hard to believe. The steel backing of the pad would give way before you made it all the way through a face of a rotor, and how would it only wear away one side of the rotor that severely?

9/14/2012 11:00:00 PM

Quote :

"people like that.....they'll get whats comin."

People like that ends up killing someone else on the road, but not themselves.


She sounds like she should buy some stock into Exhaust Bearings... I hear those things are gonna rock the world!

9/14/2012 11:28:02 PM

Bet someone had fun on a brake lathe and a worn rotor, and then said to the guys "come check this out"

9/15/2012 12:01:18 AM

fake as hell

9/15/2012 1:01:42 AM

Quote :

" actually, tie rod end, left (driver)."

I say passenger side with the caliper toward the rear and the tie rod toward the front.

When I bought my explorer the previous owners never had the brakes done. Pedal went to the floor. Replaced rotors and pads on the front. The rear discs (solid) were worn almost completely through... Like <.125". Steel backing plates on pads were worn through, pistons were what was clamping on the rotors. When I pulled the caliper the pistons were extended so far they fell out

[Edited on September 15, 2012 at 12:28 PM. Reason : .]

9/15/2012 12:26:57 PM

i believe the pic is real as i have seen that happen before. the pad backing plate is made from a much harder metal than the rotors.

9/15/2012 1:24:18 PM

then explain

Quote :

"pad material does not get that close to hub"

9/15/2012 6:19:45 PM

^+1

You can see where the backing plate doesn't come close enough to the hub but yet the areas it doesn't touch haven't rusted over yet and are surprisingly worn down as much as the plate contact area.

Plus i can tell by teh pixals. I'd say that it's a good jalopnik shot, but poorly executed.

9/15/2012 8:17:21 PM

you don't think the pad would move around at all under those circumstances ?

9/15/2012 9:43:57 PM

you don't think the pad would move around at all under those circumstances ?

9/15/2012 9:43:57 PM

my guess on vehicle is a yukon/tahoe.

9/15/2012 10:56:05 PM

pads ride on clips top and bottom and will only move in and out. plus there's that annoying clip on the back plate in plain site

9/15/2012 11:02:08 PM

I've seen this happen before. Definitely possible, given enough neglect.

9/15/2012 11:08:11 PM

^^ listen I know how the pad should ride.. On a flat surface made for friction material.
On a surface like that I don't think the weak ass clips will keep the pad aligned for shit.


But if you look toward the left side it does appear the pad is no longer correctly aligned and is riding in the hub portion of the rotor consistent with the rotor wear pattern.

[Edited on September 16, 2012 at 6:50 AM. Reason : .]

9/16/2012 6:47:55 AM

Quote :

"my guess on vehicle is a yukon/tahoe."

nah, there are only 5 lug nuts

i am going to guess one of the larger fwd gm's

9/16/2012 11:00:30 AM

Some some pictures this weekend after showing this thread to a buddy that works at the Sears Auto on Glenwood Ave. Lady comes in with rotors that look like the one pictured here. Took the pictures himself. Definitely possible, and real.

9/23/2012 9:04:09 PM