Tyre / wheel issue

fatbelly

I'd probably replace them as a pair and also inspect the rears. Don't skimp on tyres when you buy new ones and inspect & pressure test regularly

In that size I'd go for these

https://www.blackcircles.com/brands/kumho/ecsta-hs52/195-55-r16-v-87/m?tyre=43458460

Mildly_Miffed

That tyre is also closing rapidly on 11 years old. Look bottom-and-centre, there's "5015" in an oval. Week 50, 2015 manufacture date.

It owes nobody anything.

The state of both rim and rubber… Yeh, that is definitely some very heavy-duty touch parking.

Desmond_Hume

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82067104#Comment_82067104

A tyre with rim protection is going to do nothing for the OP. It looks like they’re driving fully into kerbs, not grazing them when parking.

I’m going with a spam post anyway. Nobody is seriously asking this kind of question.

victor2

I’m going with a spam post anyway. Nobody is seriously asking this kind of question.

Have to agree with that, the OP hasn't been back either.

eschaton

In future, I’d use the brakes to stop the car instead of using the kerb.

I can’t believe you’d have damage to the wheel and tyre like that without knowing you’d done it.

As others have said, I’d replace the tyre immediately but if it has been fine so far, I’d drive it there but would avoid high speeds.

born_again

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82067104#Comment_82067104

I think it needs far more than a Rim protection.

photome

I find it hard to understand why people drive their cars with tyres in that condition