MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: OllieVRS on November 05, 2022, 08:29:42 am
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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:
(https://i.postimg.cc/RZgfQ9x8/PXL-20221104-232824834.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5XF6bh0q)
EDIT: puncture location for reference
(https://i.postimg.cc/B6481QmR/PXL-20221105-083810458-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67b6kwJh)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YCxjBwr3/PXL-20221105-083827038.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4YmXpqh7)
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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:
(https://i.postimg.cc/RZgfQ9x8/PXL-20221104-232824834.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5XF6bh0q)
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.
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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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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.
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:
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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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Yes - just get a pull through, doesn't look like there is that much tread, will they be OK by the time you head off to the ring?
Tyre places hate the roadside tyre puncture repair sealant stuff, in order to be able repair they have to wash it all out - they therefore push for new tyre.
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Just an update, had my mechanic friend come over and he plugged it, 5 minute job and it's good as new! Even tested with soapy water on the plug after to check for leaks.
Put it through some roundabout and twisty backroads last night and it seems to be holding up well :smiley:
Yes - just get a pull through, doesn't look like there is that much tread, will they be OK by the time you head off to the ring?
Must be the photo angle, because I've done less than 100km on these tyres and I definitely didn't buy used ones :grin: