I suppose it's f*cked?

MrMusician18

Wife went out for a short drive this evening to the local shop, little over 2km round trip urban low speed. Reports vibrations on return for whole journey. Don't ask.

Front offside is as flat as a pancake and screw visible in the middle third. I've assumed that the tyre is fucked and have ordered a new one, but have I over reacted? It's hardly salvageable?

Bloody thing nearly brand new and all. Only replaced a few months ago and nearly no driving done. Conti and not a run flat.

jmreire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058213326/i-suppose-its-f-cked

More than likely, Its gone but the garage will be in a better position to tell you..Galling to have to replace a tyre that is only or not long after being replaced itself. Happened to me last week too...narrow road, truck came round the corner, forcing the Wife into the ditch. She got home OK, but was flat when she went to drive it again. €120 to replace it, and not even 2'000 KLms on it.

lintdrummer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058213326/i-suppose-its-f-cked

Had a tire that was only 3 months old get a puncture recently myself. Bloody run flat so no fixing it. Cost €230 for a new one.

I'd say if you've ordered a new one you may as well stick with it now.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058213326/i-suppose-its-f-cked

If its not the sidewall and she didn't rim it too far, it might be OK,

MrMusician18

I suppose since I've ordered the new one I'll get it fitted. If the lad in the garage thinks it's alright, I'll get him to stick it on the spare, which is getting old at this stage. The walls are white though from contact with the road surface, so more I think about it the more I think it's going to the silage pit in the sky.

Oh well, these things happen...

Now comes tractor tyre repair brigade and says "Put the plug, put the plug, put the plug!". Really, why people use the tractor tyre repair plugs on the cars? It is very dangerous on car tyres. The tractor tyres can handle the plugs easily thanks for slow speed and low pressure.

FDave

The sidewall discolouration comes from excessive heat build up from the rubber being deformed while driving on it flat. Even a short trip can generate enough heat to start breaking down the rubber compounds in the tyre. Replacing is the right action.

mickdw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118025878#Comment_118025878

It seems to be used pretty much everywhere as a repair from what I see.

Do they fail?

MIKEKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118025708#Comment_118025708

Why did you order a tyre? Would have been easier to go to a tyre shop and find out if it could be fixed.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118026317#Comment_118026317

Could you drive by plugged tyre 120kmh speed? Coffin on the feels. Same thing is with these emergency tyre. People keep using these sometimes weeks before they go tyre shop. It can be very dangerous because emergency tyre is not full size tyre. Soon we need 1 extra tyre for the car, emergency tyre for emergency tyre. Very special optional extra for careless car owners. Safety first!

orm0nd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118026317#Comment_118026317

Have never seen 1 fail in 40 years used on everything from 15 to 90 psi. Common sense rules. If not a clean puncture or near the curve of the sidewall or a very worn tyre, do not use.

For me if it can't be plugged its a new tyre. Only exception would be an expensive agricultural tyre, which would be repaired professionally.

You think your bad.

I Replaced 4 tyres on a 4x4 and wife hit one of them off a manhole a week later 5 yards from our driveway . The side wall was shredded.

I was less than happy but what could I do only change it for the spare and order a new one.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118027061#Comment_118027061

When's the last time you heard of someone crashing from a blowout?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118043858#Comment_118043858

Do not justify idiocy. These plugs what they use is not for cars! Car tyres is not safe to fix by plugs. Only plug type of good fix for tyres is these mushroom type of patches, plug and patch 2 in 1. If you never exceed 50kmh then the plugs is too relative safe to use (never recommended). Anything over 50kmh is the killer.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118044215#Comment_118044215

They are fine , fixed hundreds of punctures with them back in the day, think someone is more interested in selling tyres rather than actual road safety

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118044396#Comment_118044396

I do not work on tyre company. Just use your brain little. If that type of fixed tyre gets accident then you go to the prison, because you made that illegal repair and killed (entire family). Is it really worth it? Tyres and brakes is only few things what is very-very important. Messing with these calls the accident. It is not drama, it is the nightmare!

RandomViewer

Plugs aren't illegal, as I asked earlier when is the last time you heard of an accident caused by a blowout?

magicbastarder

my german colleague, after he brought his car to have a puncture fixed in his audi garage, was annoyed to learn they wouldn't plug it because the car was capable of doing (IIRC) more than 250km/h and they would not guarantee a plug at that speed.

he's not the type to bring it to a backstreet garage either, it was a fairly new 3.0TDI quattro A5.

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118044703#Comment_118044703

Assuming he's in Germany, said tyre will be appearing at a used tyre shop here soon, plugged and ready to go

greasepalm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058213326/i-suppose-its-f-cked

Only way of knowing 100% is when tyre is off the rim and damage is seen inside and sidewalls possible damaged or bracing inside damaged. Front of car i like good tyres not iffy ones.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118035418#Comment_118035418

You could have given out stink at the wife😀

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118092276#Comment_118092276

She's taller that me and I've seen her dad shift round bales of hay with a shove of his shoulder and not break a sweat..

Better off just buying a new tyre and finding an empty field to shout in 🤣