Ran on flat tyre

[smittytom]

Hey guys,

I had two P Zeros fitted a few days ago.
Two days later I went to drive my car and it was steering all over the place after 100 Meters or so I pulled over to find the tyre completely flat.

I drove 100 meters back home took the wheel off to try and locate the puncture but couldn't find anything.

I took the tyre to fill it up with air and it is still holding air at the moment but as a precaution I thought I would take it to a tyre centre (kwick fit) for them to check it over as it was Sunday there is no other option.

They looked at it and said it needs replacing because it had been run flat and quoted me £120 for a new tyre.

I have attached some pictures just to see what you guys think of the damage. I am going to take it to another tyre centre in the morning for a second look.

Thanks

 

[Chi]

I think they're trying it on personally. . If its brand new maybe it was fitted incorrectly.

 

[Knuckles]

I wouldn't run on a tyre like that, take it to the place that fitted it and tell them it was incorrectly fitted

 

[smittytom]

I wouldn't run on a tyre like that, take it to the place that fitted it and tell them it was incorrectly fitted

I don't know if I will struggle because I bought the tyres online and just took them to be fitted. Do you think I have a chance of them being fitted incorrectly?

 

[Chi]

You paid for a fitting service and if there's no puncture then I would say it's a fitting issue. . Driving a few hundred yards is unlikely to do major damage imo

 

[MG cup]

Sounds like the bead didn't seal properly until it deflated and was worked onto the rim, it happens some times. You won't have a leg to stand on if you brought the tyres in although you can try.

I would happily run that tyre from the pics but its hard to tell without seeing and feeling it, the metal structure could be damaged or bulged. Personally I would chuck it on the rear (some will disagree) and see how it goes.

 

[stephen chadwick]

wouldnt risk it, iv had a blow out ant trust me its not fun

 

[smittytom]

wouldnt risk it, iv had a blow out ant trust me its not fun

I am just going to suck it up and get a new one fitted. It's just annoying as I have done 13 miles on them.
I might call the place that fitted them and see what they say.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Tbh I'd run it on my personal car but on the front. A front wheel blow out is alot more controllable than a rear...

 

[smittytom]

Tbh I'd run it on my personal car but on the front. A front wheel blow out is alot more controllable than a rear...

I will take it to another place and see what they say hopefully they will say that it's okay.
If they take the tyre off and the inside of the tyre wall isn't damaged then I assume it would be okay.

 

[Nick172Cup]

Advise not to use the car until you take it back to the tyre fitters to have it checked. The condition of the interior sidewall may well be worse than the exterior damage due to compression chafing / run flat damage. If enough damage has been caused within the '100 metres' that's been driven its highly likely to form bulges leading to blowouts, where the rubber folds onto itself and wears the interior sidewall rubber away to the cords making it much weaker.

Nick

 

[matt200vvc]

100% WOULDN'T drive on that, the sidewall has clearly been damaged.

 

[cs_dave]

When I worked in a tyre bay I wouldn't let you drive with that on a car get the tyre off n look inside see how much tyre has turned in shavings looks like more than 100 meter drive mate just on the exterior that being said it hasn't sealed at the bead to start with which makes sh!t fit at blame

 

[Dave..]

Tbh I'd run it on my personal car but on the front. A front wheel blow out is alot more controllable than a rear...

Front wheel blow outs on a lorry however... Not a pretty sight!

 

[smittytom]

When I worked in a tyre bay I wouldn't let you drive with that on a car get the tyre off n look inside see how much tyre has turned in shavings looks like more than 100 meter drive mate just on the exterior that being said it hasn't sealed at the bead to start with which makes sh!t fit at blame

Literary down the road and back. It did have zero pressure in it.
It wasn't originally quick fit that fitted the tyre it was an independent tyre place I just took it to kwickfit for them to have a look.

 

[Sam@NP]

Usually the critical damage in on the inside.

 

[ben lee]

for experience it looks shot but wont know until you check the inside of the tyre.

the place that fitted them probably didn't clean up the bead correctly so hasn't sealed.