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Tyre Blowout

  • 08-12-2013 8:45am
    #1
    lfc200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭


    Hi all.

    Driving home late last night the tyre on the car blewout!
    Obviously I will have the cost of a new tyre but just wondering would anyone have experience is there likely damage to the actual car mountings, alloy etc. It was 1 in the morning when it happened so couldnt have a proper look!

    Cheers,


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  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,708 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Could be damage to the alloy wheel, depends what caused the blowout, a pothole could buckle the alloy. Any idea the age or the make of tyres, if they are old or a rubbish make I'd look at replacing the other tyres on the car if they are the same.


  • #3
    Truckermal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    lfc200 wrote: »
    Hi all.

    Driving home late last night the tyre on the car blewout!
    Obviously I will have the cost of a new tyre but just wondering would anyone have experience is there likely damage to the actual car mountings, alloy etc. It was 1 in the morning when it happened so couldnt have a proper look!

    Cheers,

    There is a nasty kerb mark which looks fresh just under the tyre which could have caused the sidewall to blow.


  • #4
    lfc200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭lfc200


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Could be damage to the alloy wheel, depends what caused the blowout, a pothole could buckle the alloy. Any idea the age or the make of tyres, if they are old or a rubbish make I'd look at replacing the other tyres on the car if they are the same.

    They are a set of bridgestone tyres with about 10000 miles on them!
    I don't remember hitting a pothole in the run up to this happening id imagine it would have to be a pretty severe hit to cause this damage?
    I've had a look at the alloy today in the light it is definitely out of shape but hoping it will be repairable!


  • #5
    sundodger5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭sundodger5


    Looks like it was ran on flat for a considerable distance. I would say it was a puncture that you didn't notice until the heat/ overflexing of the tyre carcass took its toll.


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