Tyre sealants

Mandzhalas

i had lpg conversion done yesterday on my 5 series bmw,and now i have lpg tank sitting in my spare wheel place.
i am looking for best solution in case of puncture.
Is it Tyreweld best thing out there?

Ronnie Beck

You with the AA?

Keep your tyres above 3mm anyway. Tyreweld gives me images of finding and fixing a puncture in the dark and dirty rain at the side of the road and hooking up a decent compressor to inflate it. May as well strap a space saver to the back of the rear seats.

VeVeX

Mandzhalas wrote: »

i had lpg conversion done yesterday on my 5 series bmw,and now i have lpg tank sitting in my spare wheel place.
i am looking for best solution in case of puncture.
Is it Tyreweld best thing out there?

Get one of these on ebay - http://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/www/tyres_uk_en/themes/extended_mobility/sealant_kits/contimobilitykit_en.html

JohnBoy26

Mandzhalas wrote: »

i had lpg conversion done yesterday on my 5 series bmw,and now i have lpg tank sitting in my spare wheel place.
i am looking for best solution in case of puncture.
Is it Tyreweld best thing out there?

Tyreweld is fine unless you have a blow out. Tbh it's no real substitute to a spare wheel.

Mandzhalas

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Tyreweld is fine unless you have a blow out. Tbh it's no real substitute to a spare wheel.

if get blowout,will insurance recovery will tow me to nearest garage for free?

JohnBoy26

Mandzhalas wrote: »

if get blowout,will insurance recovery will tow me to nearest garage for free?

Your insurer is the only one who knows the answer to your question. A call to them will give you your answer.

canhefixit

My neighbour got this sealant pumped into his tyres a few months back, he is on the motorway for an hour everyday to and from work, fews days ago while he was washing car noticed a fairly big sized head of a screw stuck on inside of tyre very close to the sidewall, he removed the screw slowly using a drill and the tyre started hissing out air!!!

So yes new tyre needed and penny dropped with him how dangerous these sealants could be, now he panicking about other 3 tyres, dosent want to replace them as they are brand new and I guess you cant remove the sealant so he in a wee dilemma.

Merrion

Mandzhalas wrote: »

i had lpg conversion done yesterday on my 5 series bmw?

They still come with run-on-flats as standard equipment?

CiniO

canhefixit wrote: »

My neighbour got this sealant pumped into his tyres a few months back, he is on the motorway for an hour everyday to and from work, fews days ago while he was washing car noticed a fairly big sized head of a screw stuck on inside of tyre very close to the sidewall, he removed the screw slowly using a drill and the tyre started hissing out air!!!

So yes new tyre needed and penny dropped with him how dangerous these sealants could be, now he panicking about other 3 tyres, dosent want to replace them as they are brand new and I guess you cant remove the sealant so he in a wee dilemma.

I can't understand that really.
Your friend put a sealant into his tyres just for fun or what?
What was the point - to prevent punctures?

bazz26

Merrion wrote: »

They still come with run-on-flats as standard equipment?

Depends on the year and model of 5 Series.

s14driftking

id get a space saver and get bungee cords and strap it to the back of the seat

congo_90

s14driftking wrote: »

id get a space saver and get bungee cords and strap it to the back of the seat

I do know a chap that has tyre sealant costs about 90 i dont have it in my car as my tyres are old lol. It does work though. Ill pm ya his number

Mandzhalas

s14driftking wrote: »

id get a space saver and get bungee cords and strap it to the back of the seat[

i would happily trow in a spare wheel in boot,but 5 series(e39) never came with space saver,only full size spare wheel.and unfortunately only Jaguar spare wheel fits my car.i imagine dollar signs in breakers eyes when i ask for jags wheel.
5 x120,centre bore 74.1mm

CiniO

Mandzhalas wrote: »

s14driftking wrote: »

id get a space saver and get bungee cords and strap it to the back of the seat[

i would happily trow in a spare wheel in boot,but 5 series(e39) never came with space saver,only full size spare wheel.and unfortunately only Jaguar spare wheel fits my car.i imagine dollar signs in breakers eyes when i ask for jags wheel.
5 x120,centre bore 74.1mm

Same as Fiat Cinquecento.
I had full size spare wheel in the boot of my cinquecento when there was LPG tank in it's place.
That reduces size of my boot by about 60%

canhefixit

CiniO wrote: »

I can't understand that really.
Your friend put a sealant into his tyres just for fun or what?
What was the point - to prevent punctures?

There are tyre sealants you get blown into your tyre which are suppose to prevent punctures, there are quite a few brands and suppliers of it actually, weather it really works or not im not sure as I have heard of people still getting punctures even thought tyres had sealants in them...

s14driftking

canhefixit wrote: »

There are tyre sealants you get blown into your tyre which are suppose to prevent punctures, there are quite a few brands and suppliers of it actually, weather it really works or not im not sure as I have heard of people still getting punctures even thought tyres had sealants in them...

don't a lot of them sealants rot the tyres from the inside out though
if e39 don't come with a space saver just get a normal wheel and strap it to back of seats
from what I remember the e39 has a solid bulkhead at back of seat

tomo1991

Get Prevent a Puncture installed. Its a liquid sealant installed in your tyres that sits on top of the air. When something punctures the tyre the forse of the air trying to escape will push the sealant into the hole and it immediately hardens.

I have it myself and its been installed 50,000KM and it extends tyre life as opposed to rotting tyres, they are conditioned from the makeup of the sealant.

I'm a tyre fitter myself and know one of the installers.

They're a mobile service - https://www.facebook.com/PreventAPunctureMeathKildare

JohnBoy26

tomo1991 wrote: »

Get Prevent a Puncture installed. Its a liquid sealant installed in your tyres that sits on top of the air. When something punctures the tyre the forse of the air trying to escape will push the sealant into the hole and it immediately hardens.

I have it myself and its been installed 50,000KM and it extends tyre life as opposed to rotting tyres, they are conditioned from the makeup of the sealant.

I'm a tyre fitter myself and know one of the installers.

What if you get a blow out though?

Mandzhalas

tomo1991 wrote: »

Get Prevent a Puncture installed. Its a liquid sealant installed in your tyres that sits on top of the air. When something punctures the tyre the forse of the air trying to escape will push the sealant into the hole and it immediately hardens.

I have it myself and its been installed 50,000KM and it extends tyre life as opposed to rotting tyres, they are conditioned from the makeup of the sealant.

I'm a tyre fitter myself and know one of the installers.

so you telling me your tyres last 30000 miles?:rolleyes:

CiniO

Mandzhalas wrote: »

so you telling me your tyres last 30000 miles?:rolleyes:

How long tyres last, depends greatly on type of roads you drive and surface on them.

In Mayo I have a road on which I commute and there's no way front tyres would last more than 8k miles, no matter how careful and slow car is driven.

On the other hand my father covered 50,000km (30k miles) in Poland and his tyres went from 8mm tread to 5mm tread.

VeVeX

Bit of a discussion here on a previous thread regarding prevent-a-puncture - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=84379241

Victor Meldrew

CiniO wrote: »

How long tyres last, depends greatly on type of roads you drive and surface on them.

In Mayo I have a road on which I commute and there's no way front tyres would last more than 8k miles, no matter how careful and slow car is driven.

On the other hand my father covered 50,000km (30k miles) in Poland and his tyres went from 8mm tread to 5mm tread.

Funny, when you read about people getting 30K out of tyres I always wonder how I manage to eat a set in 15,000 - 20,000 kms...