Chunk out of Tyre Sidewall Missing, is it safe?

bobuk · 11 Apr 2020 at 11:04

Not a MOT failure (No cords exposed) I've seen plenty of them, just advise. Will be ok, just watch how you park in future.

Terminal_Boy · 11 Apr 2020 at 11:07

dvinell said:
There is no way I would want to drive on that tyre at high speeds.
The problem is that crack near the middle of the "P" ... you have no idea how deep that is, and a sidewall blowout at speed could ruin your day and that of the car next to you,

Likewise, that divot goes deeper than the rim protector part of the tyre.

andy_mk3 · 11 Apr 2020 at 12:52

Nasher said:
That isn't a crack, it's just how the rubber has torn.

This!

Steedie · 11 Apr 2020 at 13:55

Rim protector did it's job, but personally in my situation, I wouldn't feel comfortable driving on the motorway with that with my family in the car

thecremeegg · 11 Apr 2020 at 16:31

It's fine, missus did that to hers and it's gone through an MOT fine

breadturbo · 23 Apr 2020 at 13:01

Steedie said:
Rim protector did it's job, but personally in my situation, I wouldn't feel comfortable driving on the motorway with that with my family in the car

Not really

, there is a bit dint in the rim.
I'd swap the pair myself but that's just me.

Maze man · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:00

Basically the bottom line is there are no wrong answers here.
Chances are that this tyre will probably still last the test of time but if you don't want to take any chances get it replaced asap, end of! (unless you're skint).
This will end all worries of potential risk.
I'd be more inclined to be worried about how much filler is in the lip of that rim which has been clearly repaired and repainted.
I come across these all the time working in a body shop (30 years).
Hope this helps.

andy_mk3 · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:01

6 months later I'm sure it's history now

Minstadave · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:01

Why would you join a computer forum to give advice on a 6 month old thread on tyres? Weird.

Maze man · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:03

Why not?

Dominic-Toretto · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:03

Maze man said:
Basically the bottom line is there are no wrong answers here.
Chances are that this tyre will probably still last the test of time but if you don't want to take any chances get it replaced asap, end of! (unless you're skint).
This will end all worries of potential risk.
I'd be more inclined to be worried about how much filler is in the lip of that rim which has been clearly repaired and repainted.
I come across these all the time working in a body shop (30 years).
Hope this helps.

Hi, thanks for the info. Curious how you can tell the lip has filler in?

Maze man · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:04

I see it all the time.

naefeart · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:13

Edit - Id change it, if it were me.

Dominic-Toretto · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:14

naefeart said:
How long have you had the car?

if you bought it pre COVID and have driven it since, I don’t see why the dealer is going to take responsibility -?

This is a 6 month old thread so the issue was resolved lol. Car was bought post covid

andy_mk3 · 14 Feb 2021 at 11:32

Minstadave said:
Why would you join a computer forum to give advice on a 6 month old thread on tyres? Weird.

It is quite odd but definitely not uncommon!

Maze man · 14 Feb 2021 at 12:39

6 months is nothing bud!

pugheaven · 14 Feb 2021 at 14:27

Squidward said:
Thanks all for input, good to know it is safe. I will how ever reach out to my friendly contact at the dealer to see if anything can be done.

Are you willing to risk you're life it's safe because some internet people say so? If that was mine, I'd be replacing the tyre. Life or death, your choice my friend, just like people putting cheap crappy tyres on their cars to save money!

builder22 · 14 Feb 2021 at 16:12

no idea about the tyre but it's a 10 month old thread

Gaygle · 16 Feb 2021 at 18:13

pugheaven said:
Are you willing to risk you're life it's safe because some internet people say so? If that was mine, I'd be replacing the tyre. Life or death, your choice my friend, just like people putting cheap crappy tyres on their cars to save money!

There's a difference between an educated assessment of damage versus blind scaremongering. If you'd replace a tyre for that, that's your lookout, but you'd be wasting money getting rid of a completely serviceable tyre. The OP's photo very much showed damage to the rim protector, likely to be at low speed as the alloy was pretty much completely intact.

Maze man said:
Why not?

Because the OP has likely made his decision on whether or not it should be replaced or not after the initial comments about 10 months ago when he posted this thread.

pugheaven · 16 Feb 2021 at 19:31