Does this tyre need to be replaced?

godtabh

Just noticed a gash in the side wall of a tyre.

It appears to be at the surface rather than deep.

No bugle.

Do you think it is ok to drive on?

Shame, and on a new tyre. I would replace it - that is where I am kept to the road.

pablo128

I'm not going to commit myself to a straight answer, but if it was my car I would leave it as is and drive her on.

ofcork

Id replace that id fear it could go at anytime so why risk it,is the wheel ok.

Odelay

I'd replace it.

HeidiHeidi

Deleted User wrote: »

Shame, and on a new tyre. I would replace it - that is where I am kept to the road.

This.

godtabh

Only noticed it today. Drove down the country on Saturday and the car hasn't been used since today.

Have to drive back today. Have a full size spare so I think I will swap them out and bring back the the garage and ask them tomorrow. Nothing open locally

godtabh

Shame really. The tyre is 3 weeks old but safety first

Hachiko

what tyre is this for it to happen less than a month old?

bazz26

The tyre wall is compromised and as a result weakened imo, I'd have that tyre replaced. The price of a new tyre is not worth the risk of blow out imo.

godtabh

Hachiko wrote: »

what tyre is this for it to happen less than a month old?

Bridgestone

Melodeon

godtabh wrote: »

No bugle.

Here you go, seems appropriate given the demise of your tyre:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2FKGwZ9oMs

dmc17

Hachiko wrote: »

what tyre is this for it to happen less than a month old?

Doesn't really look like a manufacturing defect though.

godtabh

Replaced now with the spare. will bring back tyre place and get their opinion to replace or keep

CJhaughey

That wheel has hit something hard, There is a mark on the rim and wheel trim.
I'd replace it, sidewalls on modern tyres are very lightweight and can suffer internal damage which can lead to catastrophic failure.

godtabh

I dont drive the car much. Its my wifes car.

Replaced the wheel but now it appears the tracking has totally gone. Another thing to sort!

rex-x

It looks like somebody needs lessons in parking without riding curbs

Hachiko

that was whacked off a kerb id say nice and handy, destroyed the tyre and the tracking.

Tropheus

I wouldn't be happy with it.

wingnut

Happened me before, lost a new tyre to a country road pothole, such a PITA.

Bollox to that keep it, there is Walls of reinforcement in that tyre, it's only aesthetic.

If it was a bulge ir something I would say change but that's only superficial!

I'd also be keeping it, personally. Just looks like a surface scuff, really.

166man

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'd also be keeping it, personally. Just looks like a surface scuff, really.

Worth the risk though?

166man

166man wrote: »

Worth the risk though?

Well what is the risk? I was in a van where the rear passenger side tyre came off altogether (not sure exactly what the issue was with the tyre, obviously it was in dire condition), but it rolled off along the motorway and the van just got some heavy vibration.

The wheels weren't really that damaged, yer man driving got us onto the hard shoulder handy enough.. it all seemed okay, to be honest. We were travelling around 100km/h at the time.


(I'd have thought losing a tyre at that speed would be like an action film, with the car flying through the air :P )


So I dunno.. maybe it could end up doing major damage, but it was grand with us. and the Van had stuff in the back at the time (so it wasn't all front-heavy with no weight over the wheel that lost it's tyre).


That said.. if you image search google for 'damage from tyre blowout' then it tells a different story. I just think a premium brand tyre will have a thicker sidewall or multiple interior sidewalls to protect against scuffs like that?

Pugzilla

Keep it

bazz26

So lets ask the question another way since the OP said it was his wife's car. Would you risk your wife/partner possibly with kids, drive a car with a tyre like that for the sake of the cost of a new tyre?

power pants

bazz26 wrote: »

So lets ask the question another way since the OP said it was his wife's car. Would you risk your wife/partner possibly with kids, drive a car with a tyre like that for the sake of the cost of a new tyre?

looks perfectly fine to me. If I was really bothered or wanted a 2nd opinion I would drive to a garage and enquire.

Looks fine to me

bazz26

Sure your awesome.

Zascar

Usually I'd be 'ah sure it'll be grand' - but looking at that you definitely need to replace it. You could easily have a blowout at speed and the damage could be a lot worse than a scraped wheel

power pants

bit of a childish remark because I dont agree with your post?

visual

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Well what is the risk? I was in a van where the rear passenger side tyre came off altogether (not sure exactly what the issue was with the tyre, obviously it was in dire condition), but it rolled off along the motorway and the van just got some heavy vibration.

The wheels weren't really that damaged, yer man driving got us onto the hard shoulder handy enough.. it all seemed okay, to be honest. We were travelling around 100km/h at the time.


(I'd have thought losing a tyre at that speed would be like an action film, with the car flying through the air :P )


So I dunno.. maybe it could end up doing major damage, but it was grand with us. and the Van had stuff in the back at the time (so it wasn't all front-heavy with no weight over the wheel that lost it's tyre).


That said.. if you image search google for 'damage from tyre blowout' then it tells a different story. I just think a premium brand tyre will have a thicker sidewall or multiple interior sidewalls to protect against scuffs like that?

Sounds like it was been driven deflated and sidewalls disintegrated resulting in tyre pealing off. A blowout at speed would unsettled most cars and more so if cornering.

Pugzilla

bazz26 wrote: »

So lets ask the question another way since the OP said it was his wife's car. Would you risk your wife/partner possibly with kids, drive a car with a tyre like that for the sake of the cost of a new tyre?

You could die slipping in the shower, life is too short to live in fear.

Pinch Flat

I would replace it. Happened to me a few years ago - Bridgestone tyre about a month old. The risk of a blow out, however remote, would swing It for me

seamus

Had this happen to two brand new tyres within a week of eachother. First was a screw embedded itself into the corner of the tyre - just enough to junk the tyre.

Second was the missus hitting a kerb and taking a chunk out of the sidewall. Tyre was intact and I drove it for a few days while searching for a garage that had a replacement in stock.

Absolute pain in the hold, a few hundred euros in new tyres in a single month.

seamus

bazz26 wrote: »

So lets ask the question another way since the OP said it was his wife's car. Would you risk your wife/partner possibly with kids, drive a car with a tyre like that for the sake of the cost of a new tyre?

Wouldn't be a catastrophic failure IMO. But it would probably happen halfway between the N4 and N7 junctions on the M50 when it's pissing rain and you're already late for work.

bazz26

Sure you'll be grand, it's the Irish way.

Interslice

Looked OK on the phone earlier. Zooming in on the 2nd and 3rd image on a laptop it looks for the bin OP.

bazz26

bazz26 wrote: »

Sure your awesome.

Why bother asking the question if you're gonna mock anyone that disagrees with you?

charcosull

seamus wrote: »

Wouldn't be a catastrophic failure IMO. But it would probably happen halfway between the N4 and N7 junctions on the M50 when it's pissing rain and you're already late for work.

And you can't find the Paracetemol

visual

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Why bother asking the question if you're gonna mock anyone that disagrees with you?

In fairness it was acknowledgement of an awesome opinion expressed.

And by that logic it still black roundish rubber thingy that looks perfect.

Richie ae86

yes if you value your safety