Cost of fixing tyre?

arleitiss

Car:
Opel Corsa C 2001.
5 Door hatchback.
Default tyres.


Quick story:

Hey, I know this may sound ironical but it truly is...
2 days ago I posted what if tyre is over inflated. There I got an answer.

Today I drove in finglas area and hit kerb. Apparently I seem to love drifting against kerbs with my left side for some reason, had a piece of tyre peeled off on front left wheel. Thought ah well not big of a deal, my wheels were all inflated to 3 bars.

Today I hit a kerb again so wheel punctured. I had spare wheel which I wanted to take out 2 days ago but forgot, well this will teach me a lesson, so I got it out and found out that from previous owner the bolt key was bent so impossible to use. Got quite stranded, called insurance breakdowns they took details, ran out of credit, they said they said the mechanic will call back shortly.
While waiting I went looking for Opel/Vauxhall cars on street, found few parked, knocked doors and met an old lady which had Opel Corsa 2008. Told what happened, asked for key, she lended it, got it replaced, once I tightened last bolt the mechanic called, said no more need for help. Got it done, tightened well. Went to petrol station and instantly deflated all tyres and inflated to 2 bars as suggested.

Question:

How much would I be looking at for fixing puncture, it seems like quite a hole in side of tyre.


Morale:

Do as suggested by people and car manuals, and leave spare wheel in car :pac:

challengemaster

Sidewall punctures can't be repaired for safety reasons, all you can do is get a new tyre and improve your driving so you don't do it again.

arleitiss

challengemaster wrote: »

Sidewall punctures can't be repaired for safety reasons, all you can do is get a new tyre and improve your driving so you don't do it again.

oh **** sake, that's quite a bad news so. What would the cost be? like common roughly ?

challengemaster

What size are the tyres?

Tony D

Replacement is the only safe bet.

arleitiss

challengemaster wrote: »

What size are the tyres?

By rought search on googler says 15'

arleitiss

ok I think it's actually:
155/80 R13

ljpg

arleitiss wrote: »

By rought search on googler says 15'

the size of the tyre is wrote on the side of the tyre, for example 175 60 R15.

Fe1exams

arleitiss wrote: »

oh **** sake, that's quite a bad news so. What would the cost be? like common roughly ?

worse news if it blows out round a corner at speed and u hit a pedestrian or an oncoming car... thats a prime reason fora blow out dude.. sometimes folks hit curbs because there seat is too low off the ground and they cans see their road positioning in relation to the curbe

Tony D

€40-50 will get you a brand tyre in that size

arleitiss

ljpg wrote: »

the size of the tyre is wrote on the side of the tyre, for example 175 60 R15.

155/80 R13
car is far away in garage, but 155/80 R13 is default for Corsa from internet I saw.

Anan1

arleitiss wrote: »

ok I think it's actually:
155/80 R13

Right, now go here for a price: http://www.eiretyres.com/

You'll have to ad €10 or so for fitting & balancing, plus a couple of quid more if you want to buy it in a bricks and mortar outlet.

arleitiss

Fe1exams wrote: »

worse news if it blows out round a corner at speed and u hit a pedestrian or an oncoming car... thats a prime reason fora blow out dude.. sometimes folks hit curbs because there seat is too low off the ground and they cans see their road positioning in relation to the curbe

It was quite narrow street, I saw car coming so moved it a bit but did it too quickly so hit kerb.
Previous times i hit kerb it was trying to align to kerb when emergency vehicles coming from behind,

Mycroft H

Why were your wheels inflated to 3 bar?

arleitiss

Anan1 wrote: »

Right, now go here for a price: http://www.eiretyres.com/

You'll have to ad €10 or so for fitting & balancing, plus a couple of quid more if you want to buy it in a bricks and mortar outlet.

Guess that's not so bad so.

Boskowski

Tony D wrote: »

Replacement is the only safe bet.

That.

And stop putting 3 bars into your tyres when it should be 2 instead. At best you'll ruin them (uneven wear), at worst you're going beyond what's safe for them. Why the hell would you do that?

Improve your taking corners also. Especially if a new tyre stretches you financially. Opel Corsa I'd say we're talking about €60 for a single tyre, but of course one shouldn't change a single tyre but ideally the whole axle, so thats two then.

Good luck.

arleitiss

BX 19 wrote: »

Why were your wheels inflated to 3 bar?

Well I felt like they are flat on 1.9 bar, then tried on 3 and grip and all was very good. Well that's a lesson learned, first time replacing tyre, first time crawling out of situation. Glad EDT covered how to replace wheels

Tony D

I don't know about bars, but 28-29 psi is plenty. Just check them regularly and keep it right.

Tony D

I just did a conversion !! It is 43 psi, that is madness and dangerous

2 bar max in those tyres

Boskowski

Actually one shouldn't inflate them to whatever one thinks sounds right.
The correct tyre pressure for your car can be found in the owners manual and most likely also on a sticker inside the driver door. Most likely it's not the same for the front and rear and can vary with load also.

Tyres inflated with not enough pressure makes them wear down at the edges, tires with too much pressure makes them wear down in the middle. Correct tyre pressure gives the best grip and even wear.

arleitiss

Boskowski wrote: »

Actually one shouldn't inflate them to whatever one thinks sounds right.
The correct tyre pressure for your car can be found in the owners manual and most likely also on a sticker inside the driver door. Most likely it's not the same for the front and rear and can vary with load also.

Tyres inflated with not enough pressure makes them wear down at the edges, tires with too much pressure makes them wear down in the middle. Correct tyre pressure gives the best grip and even wear.

Well now I know this.