Tyre Puncture
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WOW! Those are scary pics. These large alloys look great but it just goes to show that very low profile tyres offer very little in the way of rim protection.
For all of 2 seconds there I almost wanted to go back to old fashioned small rims with large sidewall tyres.
For all of 2 seconds there I almost wanted to go back to old fashioned small rims with large sidewall tyres.
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Man that sucks.. It must have been a big bump because a rim doesn't bent so fast..
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All joking aside, some guy was trying to sell one Porsche Boxster alloy on e-bay a month or so back with exactly this type of rim damage. He had written that he thought it was in too good a condition to throw away and someone might be able to repair it. What a lunatic!
Just watch your tyre pressure monitor. After I had a puncture I had to continually reset it everyday for a week before it settled down and went back to normal. It doesn't appear to be the most robust of systems.
Just watch your tyre pressure monitor. After I had a puncture I had to continually reset it everyday for a week before it settled down and went back to normal. It doesn't appear to be the most robust of systems.
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Originally Posted by SG535d' date='Jan 8 2005, 07:55 PM
Ok, here's the damage. Dealer was amazed when they saw it. This is the back wheel:
Let us know how the council claim goes!
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Originally Posted by SG535d' date='Jan 9 2005, 10:13 AM
It's a GoodYear Eagle NCT 5 Runflat. To be fair, it got me home and then onwards to the dealer - around 50 miles.
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Originally Posted by browellm' date='Jan 9 2005, 04:29 PM
[quote name='SG535d' date='Jan 9 2005, 10:13 AM']It's a GoodYear Eagle NCT 5 Runflat. To be fair, it got me home and then onwards to the dealer - around 50 miles.
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[/quote]Only drove them for around 1,000 miles - they were OK, not as good as I recall my Bridgestone S03s to be. However, the new winter tyres (Vredestein Winter Extremes) are far better so far (around 200 miles in) and far softer/more comfortable. I don't think I'll be going back to run flats.
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