should i be worried about my tire
08-31-2008, 10:00 PM
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should i be worried about my tire
i just got falken 912s in 195/55R15. this morning, i saw a dime-sized piece of taillight lens lodged in the corner, where the sidewall and tread meet. it was stuck in there pretty good, maybe between .5-1 cm deep.
i bought these brand new tires a few weeks ago to mount on a rare set of TOM'S wheels. and if this tire might be compromised in the slightest, i will have to do something about it immediately because i dont want it to blow out and ruin my rim. this is a 300mi/week daily driver too.
first of all i couldnt believe a freakin little chip of plastic can pierce a tire like that. i heard good things about the falken 912s (wasnt a fan of the 512s), but after this im pretty disappointed yet again with falken. am i out of line in feeling this way?
it doesnt appear to be losing air. however i plan to bring it in to autobacs just to see what they say about it. i wonder if the 40k mile warranty applies, although im feeling like it wont.
i know i dont have pics of the damage but what do you guys think, am i worrying too much about this?
i bought these brand new tires a few weeks ago to mount on a rare set of TOM'S wheels. and if this tire might be compromised in the slightest, i will have to do something about it immediately because i dont want it to blow out and ruin my rim. this is a 300mi/week daily driver too.
first of all i couldnt believe a freakin little chip of plastic can pierce a tire like that. i heard good things about the falken 912s (wasnt a fan of the 512s), but after this im pretty disappointed yet again with falken. am i out of line in feeling this way?
it doesnt appear to be losing air. however i plan to bring it in to autobacs just to see what they say about it. i wonder if the 40k mile warranty applies, although im feeling like it wont.
i know i dont have pics of the damage but what do you guys think, am i worrying too much about this?
09-01-2008, 12:48 AM
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There really wont be a lot they can do about.
If the tire is leaking they could possibly put a plug in it but since it is not you are going to have to wait and see if it pops.
As for the warranty they usually don't cover ____ luck!!!
Just wait and see what happens.
If the tire is leaking they could possibly put a plug in it but since it is not you are going to have to wait and see if it pops.
As for the warranty they usually don't cover ____ luck!!!
Just wait and see what happens.
09-01-2008, 01:08 AM
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i would just get another tire.
the 912s are not big $.
nothing can be done about a side wall injury, even if it was leaking .... a patch wouldn't hold very long and would just end up leaking after a wile.
the tire might fail and it would suck to mess up your wheels.
the 912s are not big $.
nothing can be done about a side wall injury, even if it was leaking .... a patch wouldn't hold very long and would just end up leaking after a wile.
the tire might fail and it would suck to mess up your wheels.
09-23-2008, 05:31 PM
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well, i ran it by autobacs and forgot to update this thread. they said its nothing to worry about and it wont blow out because of it. sooooo yea.... i cant really afford a new tire right now (i had to stretch far just to get the set mounted up the first time). ill just have to be extra careful, which i usually am already
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