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Cracks in sidewall of tyre

  • 27-05-2024 11:51AM
    #1
    Escapees
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 696 ✭✭✭


    IMG_20240527_120319.jpg

    Just confirming really that this tyre needs replacing? It's 7 years old and very low mileage. The other tyres are of the same age but all look fine. Would driving with low pressure have caused this? The tyre looks fine on the back side.

    TIA



Comments

  • #2
    feckwunker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭feckwunker


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353385/cracks-in-sidewall-of-tyre

    Better to be safe than sorry. New tyre will cost you 80 quid for a cheap one - it'll still be better than that yoke.



  • #3
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,371 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    They crack with age, best thing to do is replace it



  • #4
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,054 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    The age alone is reason enough to change it, whatever mileage on it or even the cracks.



  • #5
    csirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 810 ✭✭✭csirl


    I think its just age. As said above, better to be safe than sorry. NCT will fail a car for tyres with a lot of cracks in the sidewall.



  • #6
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,429 ✭✭✭User1998


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122189239#Comment_122189239

    Nothing wrong with a 7 year old tyre as long as its in good condition



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  • #7
    Escapees
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 696 ✭✭✭Escapees


    Thanks all…



  • #8
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,313 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    I know I'm stating the obvious, but tyres are your only contact with the road when you are driving. Change it. It's a very small price to pay especially if you think of the possible consequences of a blowout.



  • #9
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,960 ✭✭✭Buffman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353385/cracks-in-sidewall-of-tyre

    By any chance is it off a car that's always parked in the same spot? If the others are OK and only it's gone then it's probable that one wheel was exposed to far more sunlight than the others.

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  • #10
    Escapees
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 696 ✭✭✭Escapees


    It's often parked in the same spot alright but I'd say both tyres on that side would have been equally affected by the sun. Thanks...



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