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Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208565 03/08/05 02:21 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 287 M Monk OP CEG\'er
OP Monk CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 287	Got a quarter size gash in the sidewall of my tire last night. It hasn't lost any air, but I am a little worried that the integrity of the tire my have been affected. Is it safe to drive on and is there any kind of patch or something along those lines that will protect it so I dont have to get a new tire?

Re: Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208566 03/08/05 02:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,616 Not too close to you... M Mod-deth Hard-core CEG'er
Mod-deth Hard-core CEG'er M Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,616 Not too close to you...	Originally posted by Monk: Got a quarter size gash in the sidewall of my tire last night. It hasn't lost any air, but I am a little worried that the integrity of the tire my have been affected. Is it safe to drive on and is there any kind of patch or something along those lines that will protect it so I dont have to get a new tire? "Got a quarter size gash in the side of my condom last night. It hasn't lost any spl**ge yet, but I am a little worried about the integrity of the condom may have been effected. Is it safe to drive her on...." I think that little comparo answers your question. Even if its patched, will it have complete integrity? Be safe and get a new tire...

Re: Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208567 03/08/05 02:43 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 287 M Monk OP CEG\'er
OP Monk CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 287	Tis what I figured....the tire was only a month old..

Re: Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208568 03/08/05 03:07 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,223 Westland, MI R Rara_dup1 "Absolut Rara."
Rara_dup1 "Absolut Rara." R Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,223 Westland, MI	damaged sidewall = replace tire. Sidewall patches are not terribly safe no matter what. Balance is the Key. rarasvt@comcast.net

Re: Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208569 03/09/05 01:11 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania A Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er
Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania	Originally posted by mcgainer: Originally posted by Monk: Got a quarter size gash in the sidewall of my tire last night. It hasn't lost any air, but I am a little worried that the integrity of the tire my have been affected. Is it safe to drive on and is there any kind of patch or something along those lines that will protect it so I dont have to get a new tire? "Got a quarter size gash in the side of my condom last night. It hasn't lost any spl**ge yet, but I am a little worried about the integrity of the condom may have been effected. Is it safe to drive her on...." I think that little comparo answers your question. Even if its patched, will it have complete integrity? Be safe and get a new tire... LOL, excellent analogy. If you got road hazard, that would cover it. -Philip Maynard '95 Contour [71 STS \| Track Whore] '97 Miata [71 ES \| Boulevard Pimp] 2006 autocross results

Re: Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208570 03/10/05 12:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,395 Hanover Park, Illinois, USA T TaurusKev Hard-core CEG\'er
TaurusKev Hard-core CEG\'er T Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,395 Hanover Park, Illinois, USA	Yeah, definatly replace it, my aunt had that on her Accord, I warned her about it, then a few days later, she calls tellin me she had a blowout. Not many people like to listen to me Former owner of a 1995 Ford Contour GL w/ 2.0L ATX Proud owner of a 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L V6 Vulcan --Looking for Commodore stuff (Drives, Units, Amiga, games, etc)If anyone has any of this laying around and wants it gone, lemme know --

Re: Gashed tire - should I replace? #1208571 03/10/05 09:53 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 230 Brandon/Clark, South Dakota C ContourMike CEG\'er
ContourMike CEG\'er C Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 230 Brandon/Clark, South Dakota	im a big fan of the analogy also...nicely said mike Mike 1999 Ford Contour SE 2.0 Zetec Silver Frost/midnight blue CTA intake 35% tint all around Plasma Blue backup bulbs 130,000 miles/100k on the engine www.cardomain.com/memberpage/483494

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