Had an accident!!!
 

Driving home from work yesterday morning after a 12 hour shift and my lower arm ball joint decided to sheer off at 70mph. Absolutley 5hit myself but managed to control & wrestle her to the side of the road...........

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No insurance involved as I didn't hit anyone or anything and didn't want to have my car written off!

Has been fixed but still need to get a new alloy, wing and tyre!!

this is the 3rd time ive seen this happen now to a zs:(

Oww! Lucky escape there! :)

Shame your not closer I'd give you the spare wing I have here, then you would just need to spray it up (probably cheaper than a new one)

At least its fixable though!

jeezo man! that could've been a lot worse if you hadnt controlled it! I'd have filled my pants if that happened to me...
Main thing is no injuries...

Kirk that sucks!

Hope your alright buddy, if you need a hand with anything give me a shout and I'll be over.

Was it the nut or the bolt itself? If it is the bolt (which it looks like) then I think someone needs too manufacture some titanium bolts....

Also mate, I have a buddy in Norwich selling a set of straights with rubber for £60 (Think its £60)

That's bad news, glad you and the car escaped major injuries, looking at your pics the sheared part of joint in the lower arm looks like it has some dark staining around it's edges, almost like corrosion damage has weakened it.

Another reason why I'm wary of uber cheap ball joints off ebay.

Well done for keeping it all together, bit of a shock by the look of it.

Hope you can find all the bits and get it sorted.

This is so scary, sad times... As said, glad you're ok, could have been worse.

Cheers guys, there's a scrappy near me in trophy blue and the guy only wants 25 for the wing and liner!
Thanks for the offer Dave, how good are those alloys?