Hi All, today we damaged the side wall of the tyre on my 380.
Do you think this damage will cause a blow out? Should I replace it immediately?
Thanks for your views.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb7/s311_bvm/issue.jpg

if it were mine i would. fit the spare and get it replaced.

Thats gone...replace it.

u guys serious? side walls on tyres are thick.. thats nothing... i wouldnt bother changing that

Thats gone...replace it.

:gtfo:

It's fine.

u guys serious? side walls on tyres are thick.. thats nothing... i wouldnt bother changing that


when it comes to tyres i dont mess around. if it were mine id replace it. just my opinion.

when it comes to tyres i dont mess around. if it were mine id replace it. just my opinion.


yeah fair enough.. but i dont reckon that tyre is dangerous at all..

At the very least i'd be swapping the fronts with the rears so that ones on the back.

If it does go it wont be such a drama if your driving.

Looks like a little mark in the pic but no one can tell how how deep it really is thus should not comment

Mate, take the car to a tyre place and get them to check the depth of the cut, remember if the cut is too deep moisture can get into the belts and cause damage there

Also any future damage such as curbing or impact damage could increase the existing damage

This damage was caused in a multi level car park tyring to avoid someone backing out of the exit boom gate.

To add further issue the Dunlop SP Sport 230 is no longer on Dunlop's web site so I may need to purchase an additional tyre or run an uneven tyre mix. This tyre has only done 17,000 km.

At the very least i'd be swapping the fronts with the rears so that ones on the back.

If it does go it wont be such a drama if your driving.

Thats near the beading, about the thickest part of the tyre wall and hardly any tyre wall flex occurs there, I would be with ol' fart on this one.

But if you have the dough, you can pay for piece of mind. But we'd have about 60 years of motoring experience between us.

Thats near the beading, about the thickest part of the tyre wall and hardly any tyre wall flex occurs there, I would be with ol' fart on this one.

But if you have the dough, you can pay for piece of mind. But we'd have about 60 years of motoring experience between us.

:stoopid:


You never told me you'd been driving for 50 years old timer :shifty: :hmm: lol :D

If u do go to a tire place. Make sure they don't try to rip u off and con u into buying one off them

mate, like the others i'd suggest to go to a tyre shop and get them to check it out. IMO it's not too deep and it wont cause problems, unlike my little dilemma bout this time last year- bought a new set of tyres for my 16's, and 2 weeks later i hit a storm water drain out the front of my mates place (the curb was one of those curved edged ones, and the storm water drain was a sharp edged one), cut the tyre's sidewall right to the belt and have a little imprint of the curb on my rim :(