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 ripped sidewall
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schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:15 am

something always have to happen for ferks sake, just bought a set of ph1 alloys that came with goodyear eagle nct2 s with 6mm thread on all tyres . one of the tyres was punctured by the looks of the nail sticking of the tyre ,took it to a tyre repair place and went to get it back only to see they cant fix the bloody tyre as there are 2 little rips on the sidewalls ,fair enough ,i dont know how safe to drive with that tyre be anyway but now ,i have 3 goodyear tyres and 1 will be missing .
whats the regulation regarding the make of tyres ? i made a search for 1 eagle nct2 but cant seem to find 1 anywhere ???
here are some taty pics of the rips


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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:19 am

like i said, no laws against different tyres, but its obviously less than optimal.
JB
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:26 am

does it go down?
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:39 am

thats what i am trying to find out JB , just pumped it up as the fellas in the tyre shop did not seem to bother . its at 33psi now but its not fitted to the car
mixpioneer
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Joined: 29 Dec 2004
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:34 pm

Doesn't matter about make or model of tyre, but the tread pattern has to be the same or at least very similar.
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:41 pm

still no sign of an airleak from the side walls Rolling Eyes
so why the hell have i been told that the tyre cant be fixed ,i do understand damage to the side walls is a dangerous situation but this tyre seems to be fine .whats the criteria to look for about the side wall damage ????
R1916S
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Joined: 23 Jan 2005
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:44 pm

anything.

The walls move a lot, so any damage may cause delamination
JB
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:14 pm

i ripped a chunk out mine the other day but its ok...not goin down.
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:27 pm

oh well ,this one looks like not going down either ,

i am still shocked by the whole situation though ,why did not they repair the ferkin puncture ??? (there is a screw stuck on the tyre and it will go down if i take it off)
Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:44 am

its illegal to repair any tyre on the sidewall or within a certain distance from the edge of the tread.

Safety issue.

just be thankfull you don't live in germany, if a tyres is punctured and it has to be replaced and that means the opposite tyre on that axle also has to be replaced.

You can see the canvass in the 2nd picture that will burst in a short space of time if used btw.

mytyres etc sell 1 tyre, thing is you need to go select 2 fill in the details then change the number of tyres and select 1.
elviscat
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Joined: 04 Nov 2004
Posts: 134

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:01 am

MOT FAILURE. Sad
schakal
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:11 am

i checked mytyres etc websites for the exact tyre but cant seme to find the focker .
britaxcooper
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Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 70

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:38 am

yeah to be honest you got to think of the stresses the sidewall has when cornering when its flexing, if could either put a egg in the side wall or worse.
Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 621

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:00 pm

Buy 2 tyres and put the good one on as spare?
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