Good night Turned Into Bad.-- Tire/Rims Curbed
05-13-13, 11:57 AM
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I had something similar happen to me where a chunk from around the "rim protector" area of the tire was fully removed. No steel belting or cords showing. Drove to Discount Tire about it and they said that area of the tire is designed to be thicker with excess rubber to be used as the "rim protector" and I'll be fine. Yours does appear to be longer, but does appear to be ok.
05-13-13, 02:10 PM
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You should be fine.* I have a similar "tear" in the sidewall of one of my tires, and I've been running on it for thousands of miles already, even including a trip to the track, and I have had no problems. I have even been to Discount Tire for some tire work, and they did not say anything, which they would if it was even a little bit of a problem. Your damage is slightly worse, but not much. I wouldn't worry about the tire.
*RocketGuy3 cannot be held responsible in the unlikely event that your tire explodes on the freeway...
*RocketGuy3 cannot be held responsible in the unlikely event that your tire explodes on the freeway...
05-13-13, 03:17 PM
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Gorilla glue it back together? That would really do absolutely nothing except make it look pretty. The structural integrity in that one portion has been disturbed and no amount of gorilla glue will bring it back.
It's hard to see, but it doesn't look like you gouged it too hard and perhaps could be ridden on. But really, it's may be a safety issue. Dealing with a blow out tire is no fun. You don't have to pay $200 for a new tire... you can get a decent tire for about $120 just to get you by.
Gorilla glue it back together? That would really do absolutely nothing except make it look pretty. The structural integrity in that one portion has been disturbed and no amount of gorilla glue will bring it back. It's hard to see, but it doesn't look like you gouged it too hard and perhaps could be ridden on. But really, it's may be a safety issue. Dealing with a blow out tire is no fun. You don't have to pay $200 for a new tire... you can get a decent tire for about $120 just to get you by.
You should be fine.* I have a similar "tear" in the sidewall of one of my tires, and I've been running on it for thousands of miles already, even including a trip to the track, and I have had no problems. I have even been to Discount Tire for some tire work, and they did not say anything, which they would if it was even a little bit of a problem. Your damage is slightly worse, but not much. I wouldn't worry about the tire.
*RocketGuy3 cannot be held responsible in the unlikely event that your tire explodes on the freeway...
*RocketGuy3 cannot be held responsible in the unlikely event that your tire explodes on the freeway...
I had something similar happen to me where a chunk from around the "rim protector" area of the tire was fully removed. No steel belting or cords showing. Drove to Discount Tire about it and they said that area of the tire is designed to be thicker with excess rubber to be used as the "rim protector" and I'll be fine. Yours does appear to be longer, but does appear to be ok.
i wouldnt tear it off because the tire would look bad so i just put on some gorilla glue and it looks normal again.
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05-13-13, 03:19 PM
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this wil eventually cause a blow out. Unless you drive like a granny, any spirited driving will put serious pressure on the sidewall, it will just blow out during a hard turn....
05-13-13, 04:17 PM
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This is exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago to my right rear tire.
Luckily, it happened just a few hours before going to Lexus for an oil change. I felt like a complete idiot, ha.
Anyway, I didn't feel any problems on the drive to the dealer, which was about 20 miles away. I got there and the service department kindly looked at it. They didn't find anything, even taking it for a quick spin. The rim was scratched, but that is strictly cosmetic. The tire had a similar tear on it like yours; I just snipped the dangle with a knife.
And I was due for rotation, so that tire is now front right, ha.
No problems, luckily!
Luckily, it happened just a few hours before going to Lexus for an oil change. I felt like a complete idiot, ha.
Anyway, I didn't feel any problems on the drive to the dealer, which was about 20 miles away. I got there and the service department kindly looked at it. They didn't find anything, even taking it for a quick spin. The rim was scratched, but that is strictly cosmetic. The tire had a similar tear on it like yours; I just snipped the dangle with a knife.
And I was due for rotation, so that tire is now front right, ha.
No problems, luckily!
05-13-13, 10:57 PM
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Whoa, I dunno about the Tire burning thing.. I would have to make a new thread saying "Car Burned Down 
" lol! But i just had a 300 mile trip and the tire was fine, no abnormal vibrations, bubbles, or any issues i can think of at all. Just A scratch on the rim and small excess rubber ripped, but it seems like everything is fine. So i am glad at the moment. 
" lol! But i just had a 300 mile trip and the tire was fine, no abnormal vibrations, bubbles, or any issues i can think of at all. Just A scratch on the rim and small excess rubber ripped, but it seems like everything is fine. So i am glad at the moment.
05-17-13, 10:58 AM
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I had similar issue on the OEM tire which had rim protector. The tear looked worth than yours but was most likely on the "guard" portion of the tire. I went to home depot and bought "rubber to rubber" glue (sorry, i can not remembe the name) and applied to the cut. I then monitor the cut part of the tire for a few month and found the glue was holding out ok. That means the forces applied to the tire are not affecting where the cut was.
05-18-13, 02:49 AM
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I had similar issue on the OEM tire which had rim protector. The tear looked worth than yours but was most likely on the "guard" portion of the tire. I went to home depot and bought "rubber to rubber" glue (sorry, i can not remembe the name) and applied to the cut. I then monitor the cut part of the tire for a few month and found the glue was holding out ok. That means the forces applied to the tire are not affecting where the cut was.
thanks for your input. Ima try the rubber to rubber solution and if it dont work out, i'll change the tire out since $120 aint too bad.
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