Car tyre advice

fatbelly

I wasn't aware of this and was planning to get these tyres next Spring.

It appears SOME sizes can have Driveguard run-flat technology

https://www.bridgestone.co.uk/car-tyres/summer-tyres-turanza/t005

Ibrahim5

I took a tyre to National Tyres for a simple puncture repair and they wrecked it. Obviously overpressure causing sidewall bulging all round. Looking at their reviews I am not the only one. I am suspicious that they may wreck tyres on purpose to make you buy new ones. There is a reason they are called 'Halfrauds'.

Goudy

molerat said:

Bridgestone have "B-SEAL" and the tyres will have that marked on the sidewall.  Interestingly they advertise it as environmentally friendly as "unlike other sealants it is removable to facilitate puncture repair".

Yes, Bridgestone say the inner seal can be separated if the tyre is repairable.
So I presume after the inner liner has been removed, it's just a normal tyre with no sealing properties. 

Now I guess it depends on how easy/time consuming removing the inner liner is.
No one will want to pay an hour or more labour to just prepare a tyre to then fix a puncture.

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Ibrahim5 said:

I took a tyre to National Tyres for a simple puncture repair and they wrecked it. Obviously overpressure causing sidewall bulging all round. Looking at their reviews I am not the only one. I am suspicious that they may wreck tyres on purpose to make you buy new ones. There is a reason they are called 'Halfrauds'.

I very much doubt that they would habitually put sufficient pressure into tyres to damage the sidewalls without risking the alloy wheel shattering and possibly killing the person doing it. How desperate for a sale do you have to be to risk serious injury to get it?

More likely running on a tyre with very low pressure because of the puncture damaged the sidewalls, then they bulge with normal inflation.

Persevere07

It also irritated me in that not only I had to shell out on a tyre that I probably didn’t need, the only tyre they had in stock was an Avon, I usually try to fit the brand the car came with. Never mind, put it down to experience and have a bit more patience and wait until my trusted garage has time to do job. Bye bye Halfords.

Bigphil1474

I've had Bridgestones on my car since I bought it 5 years ago. Had 2 new tyres put on (pretty sure they were Bridgestone Turanza) a couple of years go and shortly after, one picked up a screw in it. Got it fixed at Kwik Fit. I was a bit wary but my usual garage was busy. All sorted and fixed for about £17 I think. That particular tyre is still going strong now. 

Persevere07

Yeh, a bit wary sums up my visit to Halfords too! Id better not tar KF with Halfords though, never had issues with them I must add.

ButterCheese

I wouldn't even entertain repairing a puncture on a tubeless tyre.  You can never gurantee that it's been done right, and even if it has, the actual process and materials they use to do it can not be quality checked to any significant extent.  It's funny how some people won't buy cheap or mid range tyres, but are happy to have some glue slapped on an expensive one

shera12

That does sound frustrating! Yes, some tyres do have an internal sealant or special lining (often from fix-a-flat products or certain manufacturers) and this can stop a repair patch from bonding properly. It’s not super common, but it does happen, and in those cases the fitter usually has no choice but to replace the tyre for safety reasons. Unlucky, but it sounds like they did the right thing rather than risk an unsafe repair. Might be worth asking if the old tyre had previously had sealant used in it.

Persevere07

No shera12 I asked that question at time, it was a “coating” applied to tyre I was informed.