harveys Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 My old man smacked his C-Max wheel off a kerb this afternoon, car slipped on ice as he parked. On inspection I can see that apart from the alloy being damaged he's also got a slight tear (2cm x 1cm) in the sidewall of the tyre - just looks like a flap & it's on the bead (the raised bit?) just above the alloy. It's a Goodyear tyre, I reckon about £60-70 fitted via Black Circles. It's not done many miles - but is it a definite 'needs to be replaced' or is there any chance the tyre fitter is going to tell him it's ok if he goes to get it checked first? He is sick...probably more so about the damage to his alloy - hopefully there is no other hidden damage, he said the impact was quite low speed. Any comments/advice appreciated. Cheers & A Happy New Year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ecc Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 sidewall damage will mean a deffo replacement I think =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstructorPiggy Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 depends...officially if it doesnt reveal or expose banding from the internal structure of the tyre, then it is legal, howeverm reccomend replacement still. Have the track rod checked...likely to have bent it....so a wheel alignment will show that up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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