Accident with curb! Pics!

[ThRiLLeR]

So, i was driving and it was pretty wet, and i lost control off the car and i was nearing a curb and turned the wheel opposing way and my back tire hit the curb. Here is the pics of what the outcome was.

-Please Note!
Problems after, Please explain, why the car wont go into any gear when i start the car?
-Please tell me what is bent?
its an automatic transmission.
1998 E36.

Pictures:

[DVS318]

holy crap check out those bald ass tyres! i definately wouldnt have been driving in the wet with those on the car. Sorry to hear bout the car man

[M3.SA]

ouch , got to be carefull rear wheel drives...

[Xear0]

looks like u might have bent a control arm. iunno why that would cause the car to not go into gear afterwards... mayb limp mode or sumthing?

bald tires are extremely dangerous in the wet. are all 4 tires bald? if its just the rear the cars gonna oversteer badly in wet conditions.

either way i would definately not drive the car around in that condition.

[Ryziez]

What exactly do you mean when you say it won't go into any gear? Will it literally not engage the gear, or will it engage the gear but the car is just not able to move?

From the pictures it appears that the damage is limited to the lower control arm and the CV shaft/joint.

It is possible that the CV joint is completely destroyed in which case it would be unable to transfer any power to that wheel and if you have an open differential (non-LSD) then power is going to be sent to the wheel with the least resistance, ie - power will be sent to the axle which is effectively not connected to the wheel, thus giving the appearance that the transmission "won't go into any gear".

Luckily for you those are fairly minor repairs (aside from the wheel) if you have your own tools and the mechanical ability to do it. It would be wise to also check the wheel to determine if it was bent in the accident.

Hope this helps!

[Tassie_328i]

Looking at those pics i cant help but have deja vu

New Camber Angle Adjustment

Luckily the e21 is a bit simpler in the suspension department.

As for yours... this is what i can see from the photo



Good luck with it all.

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[ThRiLLeR]

I had got basiclty the right side suspension and arms for very cheap and being installed with 4 new 18's

[black92bmw]

Were you able to move the car after you hit the curb? Will it not go into gear after you put it back into park? Need more information than "Why won't it go into gear?", give us some more details.

[jbond007m3]

ouch, "tear"