Run Flats!

[Luke]

Never seen a flat run flat but I thought the sidewall was supposed to stay rigid? What do you reckon? A new tyre needed now? This was from driving 100mts. 100km? Yeah right.








To top it off, rang VW assist - Cant help you its Sunday. Call back tomorrow and we will tow it.

When these tyres need replacing I am getting a spare and normal tyres

[Luke]

bahaha they are not runflats! that will teach me.

[rob64981]

Your lucky you dont have to buy a new wheel after driving that far on a flat tyre!!

What made you think it was a run flat?

Rob

[Luke]

The salesman told me.....? I think it was him when he was explaining the mobility kit. Or maybe I just misunderstood.

Anyway - id say it will be off the road for a few days because I cant see any tyre places having this particular tyre in stock. Definitely going to look into a spare though.

[mikinoz]

Runflats are really not worth the compromise in ride quality for the sake of not having a spare.

[Luke]

Used the mobility kit this arvo and its got some go in it. Better than the last compressor I got from supercrap auto... It got the tyre to about 36 psi in under 5 mins which i thought was good.

Downside is I found the nail and its flat again....

[Luke]

$600 a tyre!!! mama mia!

[noone]

Shop around... What are they csc3's

[Sunny43.5]

We had one of our normal tyres blow out some years ago blistering hot day I could sense a strange vibration but nothing happened for about ten minutes until it just blew travelled about 2oo metres until stopped as we had a trailer on the back so I just let the van roll stop by itself , I learnt from a defensive driving course not to brake with a blow out . The tyre was absolutly destroyed the whole inside was in shreds [turned out they were faulty from new] got two new ones for free , lucky part was the alloy wheel was undamaged worst part stinking hot day unhitch trailer and get spare out from underneath fully loaded van what a bastard job that was.

[mikinoz]

Used the mobility kit this arvo and its got some go in it. Better than the last compressor I got from supercrap auto... It got the tyre to about 36 psi in under 5 mins which i thought was good.

Downside is I found the nail and its flat again....

Just buy a quill repair kit and plug it?

[bluefin321]

Your local tyre shop can also plug it for around $25, that's $575 in your pocket

[Luke]

Not sure about sidewall damage but im getting another rim and making a spare out of the damaged tyre as I am not a huge fan of plugs.

And they are csc3 255 45 r18.

[Umai Naa!!]

You'll have clearance issuses undernieth with the 18in spare, and there's a pretty good chance the wheel and tyre wont fit in the spare wheel carrier anyway.

Hence the mobility kit.

[mikinoz]

Not sure about sidewall damage but im getting another rim and making a spare out of the damaged tyre as I am not a huge fan of plugs.

And they are csc3 255 45 r18.

Not wanting to be the fun police but are those tyres load rated for a multivan?

You'll have clearance issuses undernieth with the 18in spare, and there's a pretty good chance the wheel and tyre wont fit in the spare wheel carrier anyway.

Hence the mobility kit.

Mobility kit?

[Umai Naa!!]

Tyre goo, and small compressor.