Tyre Wall Damage Question

StevieKnock

Hi,

I'm a long time reader of boards but a first time poster.

I'm bringing the car for its first NCT next week and although it's in good shape overall there is a little bit of tyre wall damage on one of the tyres. There is a small chunck of rubber take out of the wall, its not deep and and its not down to the canvas. According to the local tyre shop it's not dangerous and they wouldn't replacing it if they were oaying for it. Does anyone have any idea what view the NCT test centres taken on this sort of damage?

There's a set of Continantal seals on it and I've been quoted anywhere between €250 and €285 to replace it so I wnat to get an idea if I am going to have to fork out for a new one.

Thanks in advance,

S

Stheno

Tyre failure is for the following:

1 Evidence of recutting of tread pattern where tyre is not suitable for recutting.
2 Incorrectly seated on wheel rim.
3 Any cut longer than 25mm or 10% of section width (whichever is shorter) and which is deep enough to reach the ply or cords.
4 Rupture in or exposure of ply or cord structure, tread lifting, lump or bulge caused by separation of rubber from cords or weakness in cord structure, or tread distorted or damaged.

Hard to say if you fall under those.
Do you have a spare?

BillJ

My girlfriends car passed with a similar problem a few weeks ago. Chunk about the size of the tip of a finger and a few mm's deep. Mechanic said it was fine and it did pass.

Bigus

If it fails its a visual retest inspection, ie free and no appointment, if your sure its safe a bit of black mastic might disguise it enough to get by, or borrow wheel.

Dfmnoc

chances it to f**k worst they can do is fail it

nct tester

wont fail unless its damaged enough to see cord/canvas

StevieKnock

Thanks lads. While we're on the NCT subject - do I need to bring the vehicle liscence cert / log book?

S

nct tester

not really no , just licence or passport.

StevieKnock

nct tester wrote: »

not really no , just licence or passport.

Thanks NCT tester

goz83

They do say you should bring the reg document, just incase they want to check the vin. Unlikely, but wouldn't you be p****d off if they asked for it? They asked me on my previous NCT, but not the one just gone. WHen I asked the receptionist why she didn't ask for the log book, she told me the above.

furtzy

goz83 wrote: »

They do say you should bring the reg document, just incase they want to check the vin. Unlikely, but wouldn't you be p****d off if they asked for it? They asked me on my previous NCT, but not the one just gone. WHen I asked the receptionist why she didn't ask for the log book, she told me the above.

Got asked for mine last time as well. They do say to bring it

Wossack

better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it

furtzy

Wossack wrote: »

better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it

or "better looking at it than looking for it" as my Dad used to say!

StevieKnock

Cant find it so I was looking for the lazy way out. Will have to get my hands on one at some point so I might as well get a new one now. Test isn't until the 9th of Feb so I should have enoug time to get one.

Cheers for your replys.

S