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20 Jun 2016 17:42 #168924
by mlines
My son has low profile tyres on alloys on his Swift.
The tyres have a moulded "rim protector" around the circumferance of the wheel. It is a raised rubber section designed to help protect the alloy wheel.
He was forced into the kerb by an oncoming driver this morning and clipped the kerb. This has lifted a 1cm section of the tyre protector ring off the sidewall of the tyre. It is still attached but you can pass a flat screwdiver behind the rubber and out the other side (of the raised surface) a bit like a skin piercing.
As the side wall of the tyre is fine, its just a surface moulding that has lifted, I assume this is fine to continue in use/MOT test?
Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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20 Jun 2016 18:03 #168926
by 1066Boy
Should be fine to use and mot.
If in doubt about mot, its superglue time.
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20 Jun 2016 19:04 #168932
by Nicks_Jim
mlines wrote: My son has low profile tyres on alloys on his Swift.
The tyres have a moulded "rim protector" around the circumferance of the wheel. It is a raised rubber section designed to help protect the alloy wheel.
He was forced into the kerb by an oncoming driver this morning and clipped the kerb. This has lifted a 1cm section of the tyre protector ring off the sidewall of the tyre. It is still attached but you can pass a flat screwdiver behind the rubber and out the other side (of the raised surface) a bit like a skin piercing.
As the side wall of the tyre is fine, its just a surface moulding that has lifted, I assume this is fine to continue in use/MOT test?
super glue works fine. used it many of times to get me out of trouble
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20 Jun 2016 19:36 #168934
by kirkynut
I've gone to use cars at work and found this in the past and taken the car to the workshop for them to give it the once over and they said it was fine. It's done its job effectively!
As long as there's no bulge etc, but you know what you're looking at Martin!
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20 Jun 2016 19:39 - 20 Jun 2016 19:42 #168935
by gilburton
As long as there are no cords showing it's fine.
Assuming all the tyres are the same size you could swap it to the other side and put it on the rear so that the "flap" is facing backwords so shouldn't catch on anything??
I started off high and worked my way down ever since
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20 Jun 2016 20:11 #168938
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kirkynut wrote: I've gone to use cars at work and found this in the past and taken the car to the workshop for them to give it the once over and they said it was fine. It's done its job effectively!
As long as there's no bulge etc, but you know what you're looking at Martin!
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It is literally the protection bead that has lifted in one spot, the standard sidewall is fine underneath with no bulge
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Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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