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OllieVRS:
Finally got my Volk TE37 knockoffs Bola B1s with some Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6s on them.

After driving not even 100km on them got a puncture on the rear driver side, with air hissing out from one of the horizontal grooves, but does look like it took an impact from a small rock or something. It's not too close too where the sidewall starts though.

I'm planning on taking it the the Autobahn next year for a top speed run, is it worth getting repaired or replaced?

Thanks guys  :smiley:



EDIT: puncture location for reference

breeze:

--- Quote from: OllieVRS on November 05, 2022, 08:29:42 am ---Finally got my Volk TE37 knockoffs Bola B1s with some Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6s on them.

After driving not even 100km on them got a puncture on the rear driver side, with air hissing out from one of the horizontal grooves, but does look like it took an impact from a small rock or something. It's not too close too where the sidewall starts though.

I'm planning on taking it the the Autobahn next year for a top speed run, is it worth getting repaired or replaced?

Thanks guys  :smiley:



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As long as it is not on the sidewall I would repair. No reason to doubt a quality repair.

Edited to add: TE37 is one of my all time favourites.

pudding:
The round indent looks like a screw or nail head.  It can easily be repaired though.

Some tyre makers are using self healing compounds inside the tyre now, which is perfect for punctures like that.  Hankook and Continental defo do it, not sure about other brands yet.

OllieVRS:

--- Quote from: Pudding on November 05, 2022, 01:24:19 pm ---The round indent looks like a screw or nail head.  It can easily be repaired though.

Some tyre makers are using self healing compounds inside the tyre now, which is perfect for punctures like that.  Hankook and Continental defo do it, not sure about other brands yet.

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Would you say it's worth fixing myself (I've never done it before) or letting a generic garage take care of it?

Yeah these Goodyears are definetely not self healing :grin:

breeze:
I’d get a tyre shop to repair that, although I have used a plug type puncture repair kit recently with a good result.

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