damian35

Hi, Yes - they’ve done repairs for the last few years. I think the 70% comes from the British Standard repair rules? Assume on. 225 tyre, rounding down this gives 150mm repair area or 75mm either side of the centre line. Seems rather generous but a number of conditions around it (e.g. 6mm max diameter gold). Did a quick search and found the British Tyre Manufacturer’s association technical advisory note which seems to on firm this also. So perhaps it is possible if like you say someone would be prepared to consider it . Thanks, Damian

Hi, Courtesy of my local HS2 road works (possibly)…I’ve picked up a puncture on my nearly new Pilot Sport 5 tyre (225). Was near my local Costco who have a repairable area template but it is a just a couple mm outside of the guide marking for an 225 tyre and they cannot repair using a patch. I measure the centre of the screw to be around 65mm from the centre line of the tyre. Not taken the screw out to establish diameter or whether any further damage but based on the attached picture, do I need to think about writing it off and biting the bullet on another £110, etc. Obviously safety comes first, so will have to pay for a new tyre but does anyone have any knowledge on what can safely be repaired and whether this is a definite ‘no’. Certainly don’t want to have a local tyre shop take a chance as its mainly motorway miles I do on these tyres. Appreciate any thoughts. Many thanks, Damian

Hi, Any advice appreciated... Identified a small leak a few months ago coming from the inside rim of my alloy (7 years old). Looked like it was a place which had previously had a knock on weight and you could see a slight depression/chip in the paintwork in this location. Took it back to my local STS who had fitted the tyre a few weeks previous and they removed the tyre, thoroughly cleaned and refitted the tyre. All good but in the last week I've noticed that there is still a small loss of pressure on this tyre. Will remove it tomorrow, slightly over inflate and dunk it in a wheelbarrow full of water to confirm it is a rim leak. I'm pretty sure I'll confirm what I think it is but just wondered whether there is anything else you can recommend to try and get a more permanent fix to this issue. I was wondering about getting the tyre removed, cleaning it up myself and spraying/touching up the paintwork on this area of the rim with something appropriate. Any advice welcome. Many thanks, Damian p.s. as an aside, it looks like I've picked up a puncture on another wheel, so plenty of sorting out to do on my day off tomorrow!

Hi, I'm having a couple of front tyres fitted tomorrow at a centre affiliated with the WIM team. Should I be asking for stick on weights or those plastic coated knock on weights for the alloys? Many thanks, Damian

It's got to be the clamps given the consistent pattern of the scratches over several wheels. Just a c**k up on the tyre centres part I guess, hopefully they will learn from the feedback. One question though, should I be asking for knock on weights on the inside of the fronts and ifso, do I need to remind them to be catteful when fitting them? Thanks, Damian

Hi, Just a quick update. It looks like the scratches are from the geometry clamps. They are in a triangular pattern on the wheel rims and they seem to appear on all the wheels, not just the back two as originally thought. I don't think I want to trust them with a repair and can probably live with the scratches. I might just clean them up and do a light spray with some Wurth lacquer to seal the damage. I have previously slightly kerb one of the front wheels, so if I can find someone I can trust with the repair up here in the West Midlands, I might get them to sort the scratches. Anyway, I'm down to 2.5mm on the fronts and just got a puncture, so I'm probably going to let them replace at cost as they originally offered. I'm guessing I should ask them to use knock on weights given your views. Thanks again for your views. It's a shame even what you think as a reliable fitting company makes some basic mistakes. Damian

Many thanks for the comments. Looking again it does look like the marks are more like indents, and there are about 4 on each wheel, it could be due to the geometry clamps. I'm guessing there are some metal components on where the clamps touch the rims. Should I also be concerned about the balancing weights clipped on the inside rim, rather than adhesive? Anyway, it is would be unreasonable to want the alloys replaced but do you thin 50 odd quid of my next set of tyres is adequate compensation? Damian

Hi, I just want a reality check on how annoyed I should be with the following situation... I have a Golf Mk6, couple of yeats old with their standard 17" wheels. It's a family car but I'm particular about looking after it. I went to a reasonably well known tyre centre, partly because they had a touchless kit, for a couple of new tyres. I also wanted a geometry check. I asked them to use the touchless kit but the lad and his boss were adamant that this wasn't necessary as there would be no damage if care was taken, etc. Anyway, I had the tyres change and a geometry alignment but when I got home I noticed about 4 or so small scratches on the rims on both wheels - I will try to post a couple of photos when I work out how. I put thr damage down to the tyre change, although thinking about it I wonder whether it could be down to their Corghi geometry clamps. I've also just noticed that the balancing weights have been tapped into the inside wheel rim, rather than stuck on the inside if the wheel as I expected (and as they had done on a previous installation). Anyway, to cut a long story short, I'm totally peeved off with the situation and have complained. They have offered to change the fronts at cost (saving me £50 quid) when they need changing in a few months. It's not the "compensation" want but just the job doing as I asked. Partly feel stupid for letting them do it their way but thought I could trust them, etc. Should I just let it go or should I get increasingly wound up by this. Many thanks for any views, Damian

Hi, I got a couple of Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2's last year for the front of my VW Golf and although they seem to perform well, I've certainly noticed the noise compared to the factory fit Bridgestone Potenza. I now need a couple more tyres and want something a bit quieter but without compromising performance (Its only a family car but nevertheless you want something as safe as possible. I've been thinking about the Nokia Z G2's which seem to be scoring pretty highly in some of the tests. Does anyone have any knowledge of how these tyres perform in the real world? Also, apologies for the dumb question but the factory fit tyres on the car were a 91 load rating. The Nokian's only come in a 94 for my tyre size. Going up a load rating doesn't affect performance does it? Many thanks, Damian

Hi, I just have just replaced 2 of the original Bridgestone Potenza RE050 on my VW Golf Mk6 with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2. The Goodyear's have rightly or wrongly gone on the back, with the Bridgestone's moved to the front. Since having them fitted on Thursday, I've noticed significantly more noise and quite irritating. This is particularly apparent in the 20 - 30 mph range and I can only describe the sound as a cross between a humming and a rubbing noise (a bit like when brakes need to be replaced). Given that everything was fine before the change, all I can think it is something to do with the tyres. Being a novice on these things but wanting a high level of safety, I went with the Goodyear's on the basis of some of the reviews on the web. Does anyone have any comments on this - could it be that the Goodyear's and the Golf are not a great match went it comes to noise? Many thanks for any views, Damian