Tyre Protection?

Luis

Hello,

I have had a recent bad run with my tyres. I had 2 slashed before Christmas, which cost a fortune to replace (alloys, need v good quality as do ridiculous amount of mileage etc).

Anyway, today I had to get a puncture repaired (found half a drill bit in the tyre :mad: ).

What I was wondering is this:

Is there any way of physically protecting your tyres against puctures / damage?

Is there any sort of insurance against tyre damage?

Cheers,

Luis

TDIfurby

Don't believe insurance covers tyre damage. However some research from yourself might mean stumbling across a "gunk" you put inside the tyres which will fill up a puncture, to at least slow it down, to prevent potentially dangerous stoping manouveres on a motorway for example, at speed.

The way to prevent tyre slashing is have a doberman on a running wire outside your car overnight. God, I wish there was a good "anti-slash" device for tyres, but being rubber they're never going to be able to stave off a knife/screwdriver attack.

If you want good value tyres, check out https://www.mytyres.co.uk They do all the best brands and the prices include delivery. Then I usually get my local friendly tyre fitter to fit & balance for a fiver, cash, a corner, and that usually includes new valve as well.

skiddy2k

TDIfurby wrote:

...stumbling across a "gunk" you put inside the tyres which will fill up a puncture, to at least slow it down, to prevent potentially dangerous stoping manouveres on a motorway...

yeh, what this is, is an emergency puncture repair you can carry around.
its basically a metal canister with foam inside it, so when you get a puncture, you spray this foam via a tube into the tyre and it seals the puncture up.

halfords sell it, its called Tyre Weld. literally like shaving foam.

BUT, you have to remember, this is onli a 'emergency/tempory option, and once you use it, you cannot drive your car above 30mph let alone on the motorway.
Only costs around a fiver or so.

But this will get you out of a problem for a little while if you have a puncture.

bunking_off

There is such a thing as tyre insurance, but it's pretty costly. E.g. Mastercover do it for Vauxhalls, at £25/yr. However, maximum payout per tyre is £100, max per year is £400. Given it's only covering malicious and accidental damage (ie not usual wear) and most punctures are repairable for a tenner, that strikes me as pretty steep.

I have a more "exotic" car with bigger tyres (275x35R19, 245x40R19 offhand), and when I bought it the dealer wanted £400 for a 3 yr policy...decided to take the risk!

Dave_G_5

Tyre Weld isn't the only kind. There is another one which is put in when the tyre is fitted and it will repair small punctures etc as you are driving. Can't remember what it's called at the minute though.

Seamus

I bought my wife a new 206 convertable last year and was concerned that it didn't have a spare wheel.

After some research, I came across a product called Ultraseal. This is a green goo you pour into the tyre and is supposed to permanantly seal any punctures you might get.

Reading the literature, the stuff does look good and I found it pretty easy to put in the tyres. I can't say whether it works though as fortunately my wife hasn't ran over any nails etc.

It wouldn't be any use as a guard against tyre slashing though.

TDIfurby

bunking_off wrote:

I have a more "exotic" car with bigger tyres (275x35R19, 245x40R19 offhand), and when I bought it the dealer wanted £400 for a 3 yr policy...decided to take the risk!

What the hell is it? Those are WIDE tyres! LOL Sounds like a big RWD car to me, having 275s on the back. I want to see some pics. lol

bunking_off

OK, not exactly a MSE type car, but I take the view that save the pennies elsewhere and I can spend them on what I really want....it's a Jaguar S-Type R (wolf in sheep's clothing, 4.2 V8 supercharged). I was wrong, incidentally, the alloys are 18s rather than 19s.