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Tyres and repairs
My car - as with many new cars - came with a puncture repair kit (can of foam) rather than a spare tyre - If I use the can - can the tyre be permananently repaired afterwards or is it a write off ?
In which case - in the case of a puncture, I will call out my breakdown service !
In which case - in the case of a puncture, I will call out my breakdown service !
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if you get a puncture and successfully repair it with a post puncture tyre sealant then you may struggle to get it repaired at a high street tyre depot
the first thing that will make a tyre scrap is the location of the puncture if it is on the tyre edge then it is not repairable, if the puncture is in the centre 65% of the tyre it may be repairable
the use of post puncture tyre sealant will not make a tyre irreparable, but it does have to be totally cleaned out of the tyre and fully dried before a permanent repair can be carried out
getting a high street trye place to clean the tyre of sealant is a problem and if it takes them a long time it could make the cost of repair close to the cost of a new tyre0 -
Almost certainly toast. The foam works by coating the inside of the tyre and finding/blocking the hole as it sets.My car - as with many new cars - came with a puncture repair kit (can of foam) rather than a spare tyre - If I use the can - can the tyre be permananently repaired afterwards or is it a write off ?
Feel free to do so, but they'll simply use the foam for you. If you say you've lost it or it's run out, then they are under no obligation to help you, as their Ts & Cs will require you to have the manufacturer's puncture repair facilities in working order. At the outside, they'll probably simply use their own foam, and charge you for it.In which case - in the case of a puncture, I will call out my breakdown service !
If the tyre's gone flat whilst you're driving, it's almost certainly knackered anyway.0 -
In the past - when I have had a puncture - I have swapped tyres, taken the old wheel to the tyre shop and had it fixed - then replaced the original wheel !Almost certainly toast. The foam works by coating the inside of the tyre and finding/blocking the hole as it sets.
Feel free to do so, but they'll simply use the foam for you. If you say you've lost it or it's run out, then they are under no obligation to help you, as their Ts & Cs will require you to have the manufacturer's puncture repair facilities in working order. At the outside, they'll probably simply use their own foam, and charge you for it.
If the tyre's gone flat whilst you're driving, it's almost certainly knackered anyway.0 -
In the past - when I have had a puncture - I have swapped tyres, taken the old wheel to the tyre shop and had it fixed - then replaced the original wheel !
Mostly these days you are lucky to even have a spare wheel in the car, never mind a spare tyre too!
But how did you do the tyre swapping at the roadside??0 -
Yes, using the manufacturer's supplied puncture repair facilities (a spare tyre). And if you didn't have that, or it was flat or illegally bald, then the breakdown service would similarly refuse to cover you.In the past - when I have had a puncture - I have swapped tyres, taken the old wheel to the tyre shop and had it fixed - then replaced the original wheel !0 -
I stopped, jacked the car up - unbolted the wheel and then reversed the whole process - mind you, this was at least 25 years ago - I have not had a puncture since ...Mostly these days you are lucky to even have a spare wheel in the car, never mind a spare tyre too!
But how did you do the tyre swapping at the roadside??0 -
My car - as with many new cars - came with a puncture repair kit (can of foam) rather than a spare tyre - If I use the can - can the tyre be permananently repaired afterwards or is it a write off ?
In which case - in the case of a puncture, I will call out my breakdown service !
Or you can buy a spare tyre/jack/brace and keep it in the car.0 -
And THAT is precisely why lack of a spare is nowhere near the issue people like to make out.mind you, this was at least 25 years ago - I have not had a puncture since ...
We have a 1988 VW camper. Somewhere north of 300k km on it - and we replaced the original spare a few years back. It was totally untouched from new. Our sensible daily car is 1997. The spare is the original, never used.0 -
My new car came without a spare just a foam repair kit, simple answer for me was to buy a spacesaver wheel and tools on ebay, at least that way you have an emergency get you home wheel.
Also the foam kits have a use by date on them which means you have to pay for a new one at some time.0 -
But - if you do get a puncture - will you trust a 21 year old tyre not to be perished ?And THAT is precisely why lack of a spare is nowhere near the issue people like to make out.
We have a 1988 VW camper. Somewhere north of 300k km on it - and we replaced the original spare a few years back. It was totally untouched from new. Our sensible daily car is 1997. The spare is the original, never used.
I certainly wouldn't !0
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