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Definitely from a pothole, I’ve had that happen before. The tire damage doesn’t look bad but it’s on the sidewall. Might wanna get it checked out.
I may have driven for weeks like this... as I just recently discovered it.
I do not feel a difference in driving experience. Did some research on this, and getting some mix results on replacing or not (these tires are 1 month old).
* There was also a piece of the tire hanging.. which I had cut off.
The damage looks cosmetic at this point. Once you can't see the carcass of the tire through the rubber, you should be good to go.
Too bad about the damage though.
The damage looks cosmetic at this point. Once you can't see the carcass of the tire through the rubber, you should be good to go.
Too bad about the damage though.
Yeah that really blows. It looks to me like it’s fine I don’t see any crucial damage looks cosmetic like Sasnuke said. I’ve had random sidewall damage before but mine was a little hole and no air leaked but I didn’t take a risk as it looked like it went all the way into the internal part of the tire.
Both rim and tires have less than 500 miles on it.. So kinda sad this had to happen so soon. Must be them dang potholes in my town ffs.
The rim rash.. I can live with this. Will cost ~$100-150 to fix.. but a new rim cost a little over $300 lol.
I'll keep monitoring the tire for any cracks/bulging/air leaks. But I must have been driving with this damage for days/weeks, and I felt no difference.
Car is 3 years old.. already learned to live with its flaws lol.
Those look like Hankook Ventus V12s. I had those on my old car, and they are good tires but have VERY soft sidewalls, to the point the tires look flat when I parked on an angled driveway. I can imagine it being deflected a lot over a pothole with a car that is this heavy, and it allowed the rim to contact the ground. There are many options for rim repair, as long as its not structural and just cosmetic. Tire its hard to say.
Those look like Hankook Ventus V12s. I had those on my old car, and they are good tires but have VERY soft sidewalls, to the point the tires look flat when I parked on an angled driveway. I can imagine it being deflected a lot over a pothole with a car that is this heavy, and it allowed the rim to contact the ground. There are many options for rim repair, as long as its not structural and just cosmetic. Tire its hard to say.
Yeah, they are the Hankook Evo2 v12. I saw alot of peeps run these, so I decided to pick them up. Also, budget friendly. Now, I'm regretting if I should had just dished on more $$ for the Michelin PSS...
Texted my Lexus Tech friend, he said car is fine/still safe.
Don't think I will bother to repair the rim, not gonna be worth the $100ish as a brand new one cost about ~$300ish. Trying to limit my spending on car stuff nowadays, and yaknow sht will always happen no matter how careful.
Last edited by nathantse; Aug 12, 2018 at 10:45 PM.
you can sand it down and "fill" it similar to how a member on here showed how to do with the OEM f sport wheels (sorry I cannot find the thread at this moment) and if lucky, find the closest color match in touch up paint.
This happened to me too. I paid to have the wheel repaired, and had the tire removed and remounted with damaged side of tire on the inside of car to hide it.
This happened to me too. I paid to have the wheel repaired, and had the tire removed and remounted with damaged side of tire on the inside of car to hide it.
Ventus V12s, you can't flip them, they are directional. They ARE good tires. I liked the way they handled. But there is going to be a difference between having them on a 2700 lb car and a 3600 lb car. Enjoy them, then find some with a stiffer sidewall when time for a new set. That's the great thing about tires, so many options and its the biggest and actually most budget friendly way to significantly play around with handling characteristics of any car.
This happened to me too. I paid to have the wheel repaired, and had the tire removed and remounted with damaged side of tire on the inside of car to hide it.
With directional tire More than one tire has to be involved.
New Rim/Tires... Already damaged. FML.
