Tyre Valve Damage

[Deleted User]

The stem on one of my tyre valves has a big gouge out of it. Is it still safe to drive?

No wonder Kwik Fit didn't charge to remove 2 seized on valve caps, even though I asked for the valves to be replaced in the first place!

steveo3002

be worth having it done for safeteys sake...wont cost much

naijapower

If i were you, i would change it without hesitation.
Safety FIRST!

[Deleted User]

Cheers,

Going to pop in to a Indy tyre centre tomorrow morning to have it done.

Even I thought Kwik Fit couldn't f*** this job up!

cyclonebri1

No tyre place worth a mention will change a tyre without changing the valve at the same time. They simply cut off the old and pull in a new one, but you don't say if it was new tyres or what you payed?????

What's the actuall question Lee???

[Deleted User]

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

No tyre place worth a mention will change a tyre without changing the valve at the same time. They simply cut off the old and pull in a new one, but you don't say if it was new tyres or what you payed?????

What's the actuall question Lee???

I didn't have Kwik Fit replace any tyres. I went to Kwik Fit to have two tyre valves replaced due to seized on metal valve caps. I was willing to pay but they managed to get the caps off without having to put new valves in. Only to ruin the black rubber coating on the stem of one of the valves. e.g. big chunk out of one.

cyclonebri1

Deleted_User wrote: »

Cheers,

Going to pop in to a Indy tyre centre tomorrow morning to have it done.

Even I thought Kwik Fit couldn't f*** this job up!

:eek: Thought you'd know better than that, remember the old advert;

"You can't get crapper than a crap fit fitter", something like that, :D